Inventory and functional diversity of the mushrooms of the experimental station José Celestino Mutis, La Vega - Cundinamarca

  • Corrales Osorio, Adriana (PI)

Project: Research Project

Project Details

Description

Given that in Colombia there is a lack of information on the state of fungal biodiversity, the initiative to carry out the fungal inventory of the José Celestino Mutis experimental station arose, with the aim of knowing part of our fungal diversity and their ecosystemic roles. The José Celestino Mutis Experimental Station is located at the foot of the Eastern Cordillera at an altitude of 1300 meters above sea level. This is a privileged location since it allows the presence of mountain forest mushrooms from the Cordillera and lowland forest from the Magdalena River valley. For this reason it is expected that the diversity of mushrooms in this zone will be high since it could be considered a transition or ecotone zone between mountain forests and lowland forests.

Commitments / Obligations

1. Registro morfológico y molecular para cada especie encontrada en la estación experimental JCM para contrastar la información con los registros de otros países.
2. Determinar periodos aproximados de proliferación de hongos de acuerdo a la estacionalidad de lluvias en el área de estudio (fenología).
3. Elaboración de un listado de especies para la estación experimental JCM donde se mencionen los potenciales nuevos registros para el país.
4. Establecer una asociación entre las funciones de los hongos encontrados, sus usos potenciales y su participación en la generación de servicios ecosistémicos.
5. Realizar una guía de identificación rápida de campo (Rapid color guide) con el fin de dar a conocer a todos los visitantes la diversidad de hongos presente en la estación experimental.
6. Socialización de los resultados en un evento científico a nivel nacional.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date9/21/2012/1/21

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Main Funding Source

  • Competitive Funds
  • Incubator

Location

  • La Vega

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