Biogeographic Determination (life zones) in the Province of Pichincha

Abstract

In the Pichincha province, the management of ecological zones guarantees the quality and quantity of water in the basins and hydrological sub-basins; however, deforestation and deterioration of the vegetation cover put the remnants of their forests at risk, since the destruction of natural resources directly affects the water supply and its quality. In this context, the programs for the conservation and protection of wildlife areas, direct their efforts to the organizational aspect, thus involving the communities, their leaders, and, educational institutions as primary actors for the conservation and environmental protection, always trying to determine the areas with similar groupings of plants and animals. In this sense, considering the orography of the Guayllabamba river sub-basin, preliminary analysis information is obtained from the state agency (INAMHI), which has temperature, precipitation, and hydrology data at the national level registered through automatic stations located at strategic points; taking as a point of reference for climate analysis, the AJ Cubi Estación hidrológicathat encourages triangulation and closure of areas. It should be noted that the essential parameters to determine in a general way the existing resources of a region are temperature and precipitation.