Database Report

SA-Andes-001 -- Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador) and Rio Abiseo National Park (Peru)

Luis Cayuela, Manuel J. Macía & Guillermo Bañares-de Dios

GIVD Database ID: SA-00-006	Last update: 2023-10-12
SA-Andes-001	Web address: https://www.grupoecologiatropical.com
Database manager(s): Luis Cayuela (luis.cayuela@urjc.es); Manuel J. Macía (manuel.macia@uam.es)
Owner: Luis Cayuela Manuel J. Macía Guillermo Bañares-de Dios
Scope: Woody plants (trees and lianas) > 2.5 cm DBH in 0.1-ha plots (20 x 50 m).
Abstract: This database contains woody plant data from two elevational gradients of Andean tropical montane forest: one in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador) and the other in Rio Abiseo National Park (Peru). Three elevational belts were defined at each site (lower, 800–1,100 m above sea level [a.s.l.]; intermediate, 1,900–2,100 m a.s.l.; upper, 2,700–2,900 m a.s.l.). At each belt, 10 plots of 0.1 ha (50 x 20 m) were established between 2015 and 2017. Plots were placed at least 300 m apart, avoiding areas visibly affected by natural disturbances (e.g., gaps caused by fallen trees or landslides). In each plot, all woody individuals ? 2.5-cm diameter at breast height (DBH) rooted within the plot limit were inventoried and their height estimated. At least one voucher from every taxon was collected for identification.
Availability: free upon request	Online upload: yes	Online search: yes
Database format(s): Excel	Export format(s): Excel
Plot type(s): normal plots	Plot-size range (m²): 1000 to 1000
Non-overlapping plots: 60	Estimate of existing plots: 60	Completeness: 100%	Status: finished
Total no. of plot observations: 60	Number of sources (biblioreferences, data collectors): 0	Valid taxa: 660
Countries (%): EC: 50; PE: 50
Formations: Forest: 100% = Terrestrial: 100%
Guilds: only trees and shrubs: 100%
Plot size categories (%): 100-1000 m2: 100%;
Environmental data (%): altitude: 100
Performance measure(s): number of individuals: 100%; measurements like diameter or height of trees: 100%
Geographic localisation: GPS coordinates (precision 25 m or less): 100%
Sampling periods: 2010-2019: 100%
Information as of 2026-04-30; further details and future updates available from http://www.givd.info/ID/SA-00-006

Luis Cayuela* (luis.cayuela@urjc.es)
Biology and Geology, Physics and Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, c/ Tulipán s/n, E-28933 Móstoles, SPAIN
Manuel J. Macía (manuel.macia@uam.es)
Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/ Darwin 2, E-28049 Madrid, SPAIN
Guillermo Bañares-de Dios (gbanaresdd@gmail.com)
Biology and Geology, Physics and Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, c/ Tulipán s/n, E-28933 Móstoles, SPAIN
* corresponding author