Ecohydroclimatological Research Along the Catacocha-Zamora Transect, Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador

• Oñate Valdivieso, Fernando ^[1] ; Ponce, Victor M. ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

     Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

     Loja, Ecuador

     
  2. [2] San Diego State University

     San Diego State University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua, ISSN-e 2007-2422, Vol. 6, Nº. 6 (noviembre-diciembre de 2015), 2015, págs. 63-73
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This study reports on ecohydroclimatological research along the Catacocha-Zamora transect in the provinces of Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador. Mean annual precipitation varies between 400 mm in Catamayo, along the study transect, to 2 200 mm in Zamora, to the eastern limit. Altitudinal variations are also marked, between 1 230 m in Catamayo, to 2 930 m in Cerro del Consuelo, to 900 m in Zamora. Ecohydrological and hydroclimatological data are examined with the aim of developing relations to underpin the nascent field of ecohydroclimatology. Applications are envisioned in the management of tropical montane ecosystems.