Caracterización de la Composición Florística del Sendero de Ascensión al Cerro Putzalahua

The ascent path to Cerro Putzalahua is characterized by the diversity of species of flora it houses, it is a unique ecosystem, which is currently very threatened and little known, which highlights the presence of species native to the páramo ecosystem, however, this enormous diversity is not being adequately preserved, the same that leads to the persistence of areas exposed to continuous processes of human intervention that have degraded and modified their habitats. The objective of this research was to characterize the type of flora existing in the Putzalahua hill through the use of techniques and methods of vegetation monitoring, which allowed obtaining information on the type of flora that exist in this site. For the study a direct and intensive observation of the existing flora was made in the ascension path, each registered species was collected photographed and processed and identified in the herbarium of Technical University of Cotopaxi (UTCEC). Once the inventory was generated, a database was consolidated to characterize the registered species, taxonomically, ecologically and geographically. It was possible to obtain a total register of 60 botanical species, which are distributed in 26 families and 49 genera. The Asteraceae family with 13 genera and 14 species has the highest number of specimens, this being the one that predominates in the path of the Putzalahua hill followed by the Scrophulariaceae family, which records 4 genera and 4 species, it should be noted that the remaining families they are represented by smaller amounts. On the other hand it was determined that 85% of the vegetation is native, 10% introduced, 3% endemic and 2% introduced and Cultivated. According to the state of conservation of the species, it was obtained that 93% are not evaluated, 5% are evaluated and cataloged in minor concern, while 2% are in danger of extinction, this being the Chuquiraga arcuata species. Finally, the guide was elaborated with the theme characterization of the floristic composition of the path of ascension to the hill Putzalahua the same one that will be reflected digitally in the field guides of Field Museum. In this way, the project will generate positive impacts as it will contribute to the existence of an inventory of the flora species of the Putzalahua hill.

• Autor Principal: Rodríguez Tapia, Cristian Israel (author)
• Formato: bachelorThesis
• Idioma: spa
• Publicado: 2019
• Subjects: CARACTERÍZACIÓN; COMPOSICIÓN; FLORÍSTICA
• Acceso en liña: http://repositorio.utc.edu.ec/handle/27000/5735