Caracterización ecológica de la hacienda El Sinche en el sector El Arenal, parroquia Guanujo, cantón Guaranda, provincia de Bolívar

Abstract

This research proposes: Ecologically characterize the hacienda “El Sinche” in El Arenal, Guanujo parish, Guaranda, in the province of Bolivar; determining the number of species of flora to establish conservation measures for these resourses which provide verious environmental services to communities en the lower part where this study was condudcted, the route recognition of the área was done and georeferenced, establishing theree áreas of study of vegetation according to the altitude range from 3,800 meters to 4,300 meters high, a total of 24 plots were developet of which 8 were at different hights within the sector. The study method used was GLORIA plots which determined the importance value of species and families, relative dencity, relative frequency, relative dominance, diversity índices of Simpson, Shannon Weaver, Sorencen and similarity percentages. The total number of individuals in the higher par was 399, in the middle part 757 and 1193 in the lower part, furthermore no pollution was found on wáter analyzed in the sources of the área also the soil contains médium percentages of elements analyzed such us: Ph, organic mater, NH4, phosphorus, and potassium so moors must be protected. KEYWORDS: ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION, SIMILARY PERCENTAGE, MOORLAND NATIVE FLORA, FORETS SPECIES.