* Total number of vascular plant species (including all summit sections)
** Mean total cover of vascular plants in the 16 1m2 plots
RESERVA ECOLÓGICA EL ÁNGEL (EC-ANG)
General characteristics
Species cover and uniqueness
Soil temperature
General characteristics
Description
The protected area has a surface of 15,715 hectares with an altitudinal range that goes from 3644 to 4768 meters above sea level, presenting vegetation of giant rosettes (frailejones), herbaceous paramo, dry paramo and gelidophyte. The main threat to the protected area is burning, if not controlled.
The installation of the site began in December 2007 and ended in April 2008.
Location
The site is located within the Reserva Ecológica El Angel, in the province of Carchi, approximately at 0.729 LN and -77.924 LO.
Summits
Cerro Crespo (CCE, 4059 masl), Cerro Pelado (CPE, 4166 masl), Chaquitaloma (CHE, 4104 masl), Cerro Negro (CNE, 4263 masl).
Site coordinator: David Suárez-Duque (david.suarez.duque@gmail.com)
Database manager: David Suárez
Botanist/Taxonomist: Segundo Chimbolema
Species cover and uniqueness
SITE RICHNESS: 121 SPECIES, 72 GENERA, 32 FAMILIES
Soil temperature
No data temperature