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<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-34532019000100618</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2871</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Composición, estructura y diversidad vegetal de la Reserva Ecológica Comunal Loma Alta, Santa Elena, Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Composition, structure and plant diversity of the Loma Alta Communal Ecological Reserve, Santa Elena, Ecuador]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Astudillo-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Evelyng]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pérez]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Troccoli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Aponte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Héctor]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Espíritu Santo Research Center ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Samborondón ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Jardín Botánico de Guayaquil  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guayaquil ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena Facultad de Ciencias del Mar ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Libertad ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Científica del Sur Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Biológicas Carrera de Biología Marina]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lima ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>90</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532019000100618&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532019000100618&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532019000100618&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El objetivo fue analizar la composición, estructura y diversidad florística de Loma Alta a 3 altitudes (164, 300 y 466 m snm) aplicando el método de Gentry. Se registraron 283 especies siendo Fabaceae (26 spp.) la familia más representativa; de estas, 101 spp. (36%) son endémicas y 87 spp. (31%) pertenecen a alguna categoría de conservación (incluyendo a Oreanthes ecuadorensis como en peligro crítico). La estructura estuvo compuesta por 6 clases diamétricas y 7 clases altimétricas, agrupando 81% y 62% de los individuos en la primera categoría. Se reconocen 3 tipos de vegetación: a) bosque seco con Xylosma benthamii; b) bosque de transición con Gustavia serrata y c) bosque de garúa con Rhodostemonodaphne kunthiana como las especies ecológicamente representativas. La diversidad, medida como riqueza fue mayor (37 spp.) para el bosque de transición, la heterogeneidad promedio fue mayor (H&#8217; = 2.40 nats/ind) para el bosque de garúa y la dominancia promedio fue mayor (D = 0.25) para el bosque seco. Los resultados proporcionan evidencia que podría usarse para fortalecer la gestión ambiental del área protegida a nivel local y regional, considerando que cada bosque se destacó por una característica particular, como riqueza, heterogeneidad y dominancia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The objective was to analyze the composition, structure and floristic diversity of Loma Alta at three altitudes (164, 300, and 466 m asl) following the Gentry method. We registered 283 species, with Fabaceae (26 spp.) being the most specious family; of these, 101 spp. (36%) are endemic and 87 spp. (31%) belong to some conservation status (including Oreanthes ecuadorensis as Critically Endangered). The structure was composed of 6 diametric classes, concentrating 81% of the individuals, and 7 altimetric classes, grouping 62%, both in the first category. Three types of vegetation were determined: a) dry forest with Xylosma benthamii; b) transitional forest with Gustavia serrata, and c) Garua forest with Rhodostemonodaphne kunthiana as the ecologically representative species. The diversity measured from the richness species was higher (37 spp.) for the transitional forest, the average heterogeneity was higher (H&#8217; = 2.40 nats/ind) for the garua forest, and the average dominance was higher (D = 0.25) for the dry forest. The results provide evidence that can be used to strengthen the environmental management of the protected area at the local and regional level, considering that each forest was highlighted by a characteristic, such as richness, heterogeneity and dominance.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bosque de transición]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Alpha diversity]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dry forest]]></kwd>
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