Ecological Characterization of the Flora in Reserva Ecológica Arenillas, Ecuador
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Luna-Florin, Alex Dumany; Nole-Nole, Darío Alexander; Rodríguez Caballero, Emilio; Molina Pardo, José Luis; Giménez Luque, EstherFecha
2022-08-29Resumen
Ecuador, located in the Neotropics, has 66 protected natural areas, which represent about 13.77% of its overall territory. The Reserva Ecológica Arenillas reserve (REAr), located in southwestern Ecuador, protects an area of dry forest, coastal thorn forest, and mangroves. This dry forest is part of the Pacific equatorial core and is included the Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena, one of the 34 biodiversity hot spots of the world. It is an extremely fragile ecosystem and therefore the need for conservation is of the utmost importance. Knowledge of the flora and their ecological characteristics is still limited, which was one of the main objectives of this work. In this study, 118 plots located in different locations of the REAr were selected in order to sample the trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants within them. This information was supplemented with data from the literature and the GBIF; life forms were included according to Raunkiaer’s classification and their growth habits. The flora of the RE...
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biodiversity
floristic composition
tropical dry forest
species diversity