Abstract
Opportunities to track environmental changes over more than a century are rare in tropical mountains. Edward Whymper’s survey of flora and fauna on the summit of Mt. Corazón (Ecuador, 4788 m a.s.l.) in 1880 provides a unique opportunity to compare historical observations with the current composition of plant and insect communities on a tropical alpine mountain top. We studied Whymper’s archives and historic specimens in London and Paris, and performed a resurvey of vascular plants and ground beetles (Coleoptera Carabidae) in January 2020.
Recommended Citation
Moret, Pierre; Muriel, Priscilla; Jaramillo, Ricardo; Bernardi, Antonella; Romoleroux, Katya; Barragán, Álvaro; Pruna, Washington; and Sklenář, Petr
(2021)
"Resurvey of vascular plants and soil arthropods on the summit of Mount Corazón (Andes of Ecuador) after 140 years,"
Neotropical Biodiversity Journal: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 30.
Available at:
https://ikiam.researchcommons.org/neotropical-diversity/vol7/iss1/30
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