Floristic Inventory of Vascular Plants in the Shuar Community of Kunkuk, Orellana-Ecuador

Abstract:

The communities according to study shows loss of tree species, caused by agricultural and livestock practices without planning, by the oil industry through the opening of several kilometres of roads access to extraction areas and the installation of oil pipelines facilitates the installation of settlers, that has influenced the expansion of the agricultural and livestock frontier. This research work reflects the current state of the floristic composition of the native Forest of vascular plants in the Kunkuk community, belonging to the Inés Arango parish in Orellana province (Ecuador). And it provides datas related to the density, abundance, dominance and value of use of the identified species. The results of the floristic inventory carried out in the period August 2016-January 2017, in the Kunkuk community, indicate a good conservation status of the Amazonian biodiversity. Six random transects of 2 x 30 m (60 m²) were made in which identified the species of vascular plants present. There were 11 families and 20 species registered. The best represented families were lauraceae, bombacaceae, arecaceae y mimosaceae. The Shuar community is very aware of the diversity of uses and benefits of the forest, for this reason they try to maintain and conserve these resources.

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2019

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