Abstract

ORDONEZ-DELGADO, Leonardo; RAMON-VIVANCO, Claudia  and  ORTIZ-CHALAN, Valeria. Systematic review of the state about the knowledge of the Vertebrates of the Podocarpus National Park. La Granja [online]. 2019, vol.30, n.2, pp.7-18. ISSN 1390-8596.  https://doi.org/10.17163/lgr.n30.2019.01.

The Podocarpus National Park is one of the most important and biggest protected areas of the Tropical Andes of southern Ecuador. This reserve has been the center of attention for a large number of researchers who, among other elements, have tried to elucidate various topics related to its fauna. However, there has not been adequate systematization of these investigations so far. In order to establish the level of knowledge reached on the vertebrates of the protected area, a methodological process was structured for the compilation, systematization and analysis of existing information on this subject. A database of the collected studies was generated with a total of 128 works: 64 on birds, 26 on mammals, 22 on amphibians, 6 on reptiles, 2 on fish and 8 research works involving more than one faunistic group at the same time. The period with the largest number of publications corresponds to the decade of the 2000. Among the 16 locations identified where work has been done on the vertebrates of this protected area stand out Tapichalaca and Cajanuma with the largest number of investigations, with 33 and 24 studies, respectively. This information constitutes the first approximation regarding the level of research achieved on vertebrates that maintains and protects this national park.

Keywords : Fauna; birds; amphibians; reptiles; mammals; fish; Podocarpus National Park; Ecuador.

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