Determinación de flora y avifauna del Parque Agroturistico PachaKay, Bucay-Ecuador

Abstract

The Pachakay Agrotourism Park (PAP) is a company belonging to the Nobis consortium, located at km 86 via naranjito-bucay which has the vision of generating interactive spaces for visitors, using natural resources under the principle of sustainable development. The objective of this paper is to propose intervention strategies through the implementation of complementary alternatives to PAP activities, for the diversification of the products and services offered. One of the problems encountered is that the PAP does not have an inventory of existing flora and avifauna, in turn it was observed that the ecosystem services they have are not optimally utilized. This project consisted of two phases: field phase and laboratory phase. In the field phase that was carried out through direct observation, the species of avifauna and flora existing in the park were identified, which made it possible to establish a trail along with the identification of ecosystem services. In the laboratory phase through the use of design and georeferencing programs, the data obtained during the field phase were analyzed. The Shannon index obtained was 2.8699 and 2.6330 for flora and avifauna respectively for an average biodiversity and Simpson's biodiversity corresponds to 0.9986 and 0.9053 respectively for flora and avifauna that denotes a high diversity. With the results obtained, a descriptive guide of the present flora and avifauna and two paths for the flora and avifauna sighting were designed. In addition, proposals for optimizing the ecosystem services found were developed. The products of this project were presented and endorsed by the director of the PAP