Registros fotográficos como una herramienta para identificar temporadas de producción de frutos en especies leñosas

Abstract

Abstract:Photography is a research tool that allows you to generate information and build knowledge through visual images. In plant ecology photography has been used to identify some aspects in the phenology of the species. In this paper we identify the season of fruit production through photographic records of woody species in Ecuador. Using mainly the date of capture of the photographs, a phenological calendar of 200 species belonging to 60 families was elaborated, where the fabaceae predominates with 39 species. The largest number of fruit production records we find for the months May, June and July, lower photographic records in the months of February, March and April. The present work provides important base information on fruiting times of several species in the country. What can be important if you want to make seed collection programs for conservation or production of woody species.