Diversidad Floral

The frequency and intensity of fires are increasing worldwide, and there are important concerns about its effects on biodiversity and related ecosystems processes such as pollination. The diversity of flowers is a foundation of the pollination process; therefore, exploring how floral diversity recovers after fires is a good proxy to measure the effects of fires on pollination. We will evaluate how flower diversity changes after fires in the paramo ecosystem of Cajas National Park, using different descriptors of flower diversity. We will establish 20 plots (100 × 100 m) across sites that have experienced fires at different points in time, from 2009 to 2024 to answer: How does the composition of plants with different pollination syndromes change after fire? How do the abundance and richness of flowers change after fire? How do functional traits of flowers, and the resulting functional diversity, vary with time since fire?