DISTRIBUCIÓN Y ABUNDANCIA POBLACIONAL DE UNA HIERBA ENDÉMICA Y VULNERABLE (Eucrosia stricklandii var. stricklandii Merrow) DE BOSQUES SECOS TROPICALES EN BOSQUES PROTECTORES DE LA CIUDAD DE GUAYAQUIL

Abstract

The present study has the objective of estimating the distribution, population abundance and conservation status of Eucrosia stricklandii var. stricklandii, herb endemic to the dry forest. Four observations of the species were found in iNaturalist and recorded in the years 2020-2021, which set the background for this research. In the field, 39 individuals of E. stricklandii var. stricklandii were found in the Cerro Paraíso Protected Forest. In this study, the species was recategorized as Vulnerable because the study species is threatened, due to the degree of alteration in the tropical dry forests, it has a low population abundance because the individuals are distributed randomly and have a sporadic presence.