AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F PE-QFR Quistococha Forest Reserve

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site PE-QFR Quistococha Forest Reserve. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site PE-QFR Quistococha Forest Reserve produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - The study site is located at Quistococha on the outskirts of Iquitos, Loreto region, Peru. Quistococha is a natural protected forest reserve and an official scientific research area for IIAP. The EC flux tower (45 m tall) is located at 73o 19’ 08.1’’ W; 3o 50’ 03.9’’ S within a pristine palm swamp peatland that is within the reserve. The major vegetation type is Mauritia flexuosa (moriche palm, or aguaje in Spanish, reaching 35 m height).