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Title:

Influence of Antrhopogenic Factors in the Diversity and Structure of a Dry Forest in the Central Part of the Tumbesian REgion (Ecuador-Perú)

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Cueva Ortiz, J., Espinosa, C. I., Quiroz Dahik, C.,Aguirre Mendoza, Z., Cueva Ortiz, E., Gusmán, E., Weber, M., Hildebrandt, P.
Abstract:
The dry forest of southern Ecuador and northern Perú (called the Tumbesian region) is known for its high diversity, endemism, and healthy conservation state. Nevertheless, the forest is exposed to many threats linked with human activities. To understand the effects of these threats, which have not been appropriately assessed, we pose two questions: (a) What are the diversity and structural situations of the forest? (b) Are anthropogenic activities affecting the composition and structure of...     »
Keywords:
Ecuador; Perú; dry forest; Tumbesian region; species richness; diversity; similarity; goats; human pressure
Journal title:
forests
Year:
2019
Journal volume:
10
Journal issue:
10/1
Pages contribution:
31
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3390/f10010031
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