Efecto del fuego sobre la diversidad de flora en Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: Ecuador, a country internationally recognized as megadiverse, is subject to the impact of forest fires in the Insular region, on the coast, in the highlands and in the Amazon. However, little is known about the impacts of forest fires on ecosystems, specifically on flora. In this context, in order to obtain information on this impact, this research was developed based on scientific sources from international databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. The methodology consisted of searching these databases and applying inclusion and exclusion criteria related to the topic of the effects of fires on Ecuadorian vegetation. The results indicate that there are few scientific articles in Ecuador, with 4 articles published in the insular region, 6 articles on the coast, 8 articles in the highlands and 6 articles in the Amazon region. We were able to identify pyrophytic species (adapted to fire) and susceptible species. These results are useful to generate new research on this topic since the country has a great floristic diversity.