Inventario y evaluación de la vegetación en las riberas del río Zamora de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Loja, increasing population coupled with degradation of the natural environment are important issues that affect the quality of life of residents. The fact that people occupy most of the urban space means more exploitation ecosystem, including the loss of native species. To ensure a sustainable urban ecosystem, it is important to first locate where forest remnants are in town, then know their characteristics, conservation, abundance, wealth, ecological importance etc. This research seeks an approach to urban green remaining Zamora by a quantitative inventory geo-referenced. Could determine the number and distribution of dominant species, among which trees and shrubs. By spatial and cartographic analysis with GIS tools, we sought to facilitate the information presented. As a result a management tool and research for urban forestry on the banks of Zamora river was obtained, which has a range of about 80 species and more than 2500 individuals between native and introduced, with a high historical, social and natural value .