COMPOSICIÓN FLORÍSTICA Y ESTRUCTURA ARBÓREA DEL BOSQUE SECO DEL PARQUE HISTÓRICO DE GUAYAQUIL.

Abstract

The tropical dry forest is one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world, the problem of this threat rests on factors such as agricultural activities and human settlements, especially in large cities such as Guayaquil, within this city is born a conservation initiative by the Parque Histórico Guayaquil where 7500 m2 of dry forest was restored. The present research had as objectives: (1) To determine the floristic composition and tree structure of tropical dry forest. (2) To update the floristic inventory of the year 2015. In order to determine the floristic composition, the flora species present in eight areas of the dry forest were identified in situ, the flowers and fruits were photographed. The methodology proposed by FAO for forest analysis was used to determine the parameters. The database was updated in Excel 2016. There were 494 individuals belonging to 57 species from 25 families. Fabaceae with 137 individuals from 15 species was the most diverse family. Twenty species were found in flowering and fruiting. The species with the greatest Diameter at Chest Height was Inga sp. The species with the highest height was Albizia COMPOSICIÓN FLORÍSTICA Y ESTRUCTURA ARBÓREA DEL BOSQUE SECO DEL PARQUE HISTÓRICO GUAYAQUIL pistaciifolia. The extent of the area evaluated was greater than in 2015 and due to the forest growth there were 116 individuals.