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<p>Dry database Emergy Calculation.</p> Víctor Julio Balanta Martínez (25111779) Oscar Fabian Patiño Perdomo (25111782) Faver Álvarez (11886381) Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Ecology Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified progressive degradation caused mauritia flexuosa </ guiding decisions towards five consecutive years experimental design using energy flow equations div >< p unified biocountable structure entry biocountable structure allow biocountable monitoring recognition structure provides using ecological data ecological equity balance forested wetlands dominated amazonian foothills due solar emergy joules emergy indicators applied amazonian foothills biocountable approach ecological wealth ecological stability ecological loading ecological flows sustainable emergy emergy synthesis emergy indicators emergy evaluation sustainable management study lies study evaluated strategic ecosystems results showed operational route later transformed high vulnerability high proportion formal double ecosystem goods debit assets credit liabilities climate variability applied within accounting recognition <div><p>Cananguchales, forested wetlands dominated by <i>Mauritia flexuosa</i>, are strategic ecosystems in the Amazonian foothills due to their contribution to ecosystem goods and services. However, their high vulnerability to climate variability and the progressive degradation caused by the global crisis demand new tools for their valuation and sustainable management. This study evaluated the ecological sustainability of Cananguchales through emergy indicators that allow biocountable monitoring of the efficiency and performance of their ecological wealth. Indicators of Ecological Loading, Sustainable Emergy, Investment, Yield, and Renewability were applied within a non-experimental design using a quantitative, applied, and deductive–projective approach. Using ecological data and energy flow equations, values were estimated in joules, later transformed into solar emergy joules and emergy-based US dollars using standardized factors. The results showed a high proportion of renewable energy inputs (>99%) over five consecutive years, demonstrating high energy efficiency and ecological stability. A unified biocountable structure was established for these wetlands. The emergy indicators applied here are established tools; the contribution of the study lies at the level of accounting recognition, namely the integration of emergy synthesis into a formal double-entry biocountable structure in which ecological flows are recognised as debit assets and credit liabilities and closed into an ecological equity balance. It is concluded that this accounting-recognition structure provides an operational route for objectively valuing strategic ecosystems and guiding decisions towards their conservation and sustainability in the Amazonian context.</p></div> 2026-09-25T17:59:51Z Dataset Dataset 10.1371/journal.pone.0358076.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/_p_Dry_database_Emergy_Calculation_p_/34000671 CC BY 4.0