Análisis multitemporal de la cobertura de páramo asociado al sistema lacustre ubicado en OñaYacuambi, región Sur del Ecuador /

Abstract

Wetlands are lake complexes that are found within the moors, as well as another related biota. They are areas of enormous biological, social and economic importance. But they face serious threats of anthropic origin. Due to the importance of these ecosystems; the present investigation proposed to carry out a multitemporal study of the paramo cover associated to the lake system located in the cantons of Oña and Yacuambi, identifying the changes that have occurred during the period of analysis between 1990 and 2016, for which used cartography and secondary information on the area of study, determining that for 24 years in the paramo important changes have occurred but without diminution in its extension.