Villota Villafuerte, Andrea Soledad
[Author]
;
Behling, Hermann
[Degree supervisor];
Behling, Hermann
[Other];
Hauck, Markus
[Other];
Gansert, Dirk
[Other]
Studies on mountain vegetation, plant diversity, fire and forest line dynamics of the Southeastern and Central Ecuadorian Andes during the Late Quaternary
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Studies on mountain vegetation, plant diversity, fire and forest line dynamics of the Southeastern and Central Ecuadorian Andes during the Late Quaternary
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Los Andes ecuatorianos, ubicados en el noroeste de América del Sur son considerados un “hot-spot” con una alta diversidad mundial de plantas vasculares, debido a su compleja topografía (elevación de la cordillera), variaciones de las condiciones climáticas y los distintos tipos de vegetación. A pesar de su elevado nivel de biodiversidad, los Andes ecuatorianos presentan uno de los paisajes más amenazados y poco estudiados. Especialmente los ecosistemas de páramo y montaña están sujetos a sobrepastoreo, quemas, cultivos y la deforestación causada por la expansión de la actividad humana en la...
The Ecuadorian Andes in northwestern South America are well known for being among the hot spots of global vascular plant diversity due to their complex topography (uplift of the mountain chain), varying climatic conditions and different vegetation types. Despite its high biodiversity level, the Ecuadorian Andes represent a most threatened and poorly studied landscape. Especially the páramo and mountain ecosystems are subject to overgrazing, burning, cultivation and deforestation caused by the expansion of human activity during the last decades. The knowledge of palaeoecology and landscape d...