The word biodiversity means all of the varying life forms (from microbes to trees) in an ecosystem. Ecuador is known for its biodiversity, which has arisen for several reasons:
- A broad array of geographical features, from beaches to snow capped volcanoes, in an area smaller than the state of New Mexico!
- Ecuador's location, namely the equator, provides little climactic variation throughout the year
- The intensity of solar energy in Ecuador has propelled evolution through DNA mutation, resulting in a high degree of specialization in all levels of life forms.
- Collectively, mainland Ecuador's biodiversity is a result of the broad array of ecosystems within the extreme geographical characteristics of the landscape. Each ecosystem has evolved unique fauna and flora under near constant climactic conditions (thus, no winter season, allowing year round growth), limited or inhibited from genetic homogenization due to Geo-physical isolation.
REGIONS OF ECUADOR
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In any given morning drinking coffee on my balcony, I can identify 23 species of birds. Within a 15 minute walk from my house, I've identified over 50 species of birds. In total, 126 species of birds have been identified in San Juan Bosco over a 2.5 year period.
Several rare species of birds exist in the area, and sightings of birds from other regions (eg. RED-MASKED PARAKEET from Loja), make San Juan Bosco a birders paradise..
While doing the Biological Study of the Siete Iglesias Municipal Government Reserve in 2008, a number of Biologists came to town, including Raul Leon Vigara, a Spanish Biologist with a fascination for reptiles and amphibians, snakes in particular. Below are the findings; all photos were taken by him.
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Bring your camera and rubber boots and become an active member of the scientific community and participate in on going scientific studies on the farm. Projects include plant inventories, identification and distribution studies, species interaction studies, and detailed observation, data collection, and analysis of naturally regenerated tree species across the farm. There are estimated to be over 50,000 insect species on the farm, and we need assistance photographing and identifying them.
No scientific background needed, a team of aspiring biologists will show you the way! In coordination with students from the University of Azuay from Cuenca, Ecuador, parcels have been selected across the farm at varying altitudes to compare and contrast biodiversity on all aspects. This continuing study will analyze when plants flower and fruit, what pollinizes the plant, and the plants distribution. With over 5000 plant species estimated to be on the farm, this novel study will involve several years of studies with teams of biology students from varying scientific and technology disciplines.
