Talk:Bofedales

Citation needed tag
Don't see what the issue is with They are usually considered to occur above 3800 m elevation being sourced to Cerrate (1979) reports this type of wetland from 3100 m a.s.l., although most authors consider that it occurs only above 3800 m a.s.l. (Rivas-Martínez & Tovar 1982, Flórez Martínez 1992, Maldonado Fonkén 2010)? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 07:52, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * It is potentially contentious information that needs to be stated clearly. As far as I am concerned, since bofedales occur over large latitude range to posit 3,800 m asl as a single date can be misleading. Hence strict referencing is warranted. Sietecolores (talk) 08:18, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * That wouldn't be a fact but rather a disputed tag but the source does summarize numerous sources to make the claim. That's pretty good evidence. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:57, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

My previous comment was not mean to remove the information regards bofedales altitude range, but rather to clarify that the cited sourced is unlikely to be "extrapolable" for all bofedales. I still see this interesting information on altitudes could be put back with some context on its scope. After all bofedales are a high altittude wetlands, they are as far as I am concerned not ocurring at sea level. Sietecolores (talk) 16:50, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Merged this into the above section; yes, I know I am the other party in the conversation. Perhaps something like "Most sources only consider wetlands above ,3800 masl bofedales"? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 19:11, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I think this statement reflects better the sources: "in their northern area of distribution most sources only 3800 masl the lowest limit where bofedales occurr while in their southern distribution 2800 masl has been cited as their lowermost range". (Maldonado Fonkén 2014; Squeo et al., 2006) Sietecolores (talk) 12:27, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Meh, OK. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:39, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Salinity?
This is a fascinating article, and makes me wonder. Are these features analogous to the oases of lowland deserts? Do they have outlets, or are they found in endorheic basins, as so many desert watercourses are? If endorheic, what sort of salinity does the water eventually attain? A discussion of these issues would improve this article. Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 14:25, 5 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Bofedales are oases, yes, but they are generally on flowing water - salars form in the endorheic basins. I don't think there is much dedicated discussion of these topics, but you can check at this list Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:42, 5 December 2023 (UTC)