Foto-guía de frutos y semillas de páramo: Una herramienta para la gestión y manejo de la diversidad vegetal

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this work was to generate a photo guide of páramo fruits and seeds, as a tool for the management and handling of plant diversity, with the aim of knowing the diversity of fruits and seeds of species of a páramo in southern Ecuador. To do this, on-site visits were made to the moor and photographs were taken of the fruits that were in the fruiting period. For the photographic records of the seeds, transversal and longitudinal cuts were made to the fruit. And with the help of a stereoscope, and in which it was possible to extract the seeds, photos were only taken of their seeds. For the development of the photo guide, the best photographic records obtained were used, which were part of one of the four chapters that it has. In addition, with the photographic records, a photo library was developed, where all the information regarding the characteristics of the species studied will be compiled. Finally, this work will be a consultation tool for programs for the conservation and protection of páramo plant species.