Abra de Zamora - Una posible reserva natural para la conservación de los anfibios

Abstract

Abstract:Natural resources represent a great intrinsic value in the world, which are endangered by anthropogenic activities that affect the environment. The present project was developed in the sector called ''Abra de Zamora'', located in the provincial limit of Loja and Zamora Chinchipe, where the objective is the conservation of the amphibians registered in the area, a faunistic element that contributes to the consideration of the area as a possible legally established protected area. To this end, information was gathered from different studies such as topographic maps registering ecosystems, plant coverage, flora and fauna species and different conservation figures present around, data that helped to support and complement the matrices. The conclusion is that Abra de Zamora has a total of 13404.56 hectares, including 5 ecosystems, 3 conservation figures (social program forest, forest and protective vegetation and SNAP), 8 types of plant cover, 266 species of flora (74 endemic), 25 species of amphibians (13 endemic), 90 species of birds (5 endemic and 1 migratory) and 3 species of mammals. With all the diversity registered so far, efforts can be made to be considered a protected area under the management category of "Biological Reserve'' Abra de Zamora, contributing to sustainable development, protection of genetic resources as well as the environmental services they provide.