Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study

[EN] Geodiversity is the variety of earth materials, forms and processes that constitute and shape the Earth planet. Therefore, geodiversity includes essential for developing nature-based solutions and must be adequately characterised. This research aims to evaluate the geodiversity of Mainland Ecua...

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Autores: Carrión-Mero, Paúl, Dueñas Tovar, Jairo, Jaya Montalvo, María, Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raúl, Jiménez Orellana, Nelson
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/344144
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/344144
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Geodiversity
Geoconservation
Geosite
Gepark
Geotourism
GIS
Ecuador
Geoheritage
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spelling Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case studyCarrión-Mero, PaúlDueñas Tovar, JairoJaya Montalvo, MaríaBerrezueta Alvarado, Edgar RaúlJiménez Orellana, NelsonGeodiversityGeoconservationGeositeGeparkGeotourismGISEcuadorGeoheritage[EN] Geodiversity is the variety of earth materials, forms and processes that constitute and shape the Earth planet. Therefore, geodiversity includes essential for developing nature-based solutions and must be adequately characterised. This research aims to evaluate the geodiversity of Mainland Ecuador by estimating a Geodiversity Index, which is the sum of five partial indexes (Lithological, Geomorphological, Paleontological, Pedological, and Mineral occurrences), in a 25 × 25 km grid. In addition, the study shows and analyses the geodiversity index map obtained as a basis for the development of policies for the use and conservation of geodiversity. The cartography developed generally illustrates the distribution of the geological diversity existing in Ecuador. Specifically, the ranges of the indices reached in the geodiversity map, including the medium, high, and very high categories, corresponding to 47.52 % of the extension of Ecuador using the Pereira method and to 52.91 % using the procedure proposed in this study. These special categories are located mainly along the Andes Mountain range and in the newly formed mountain ranges in the coastal zone. In addition, these categories defined in the geodiversity map coincide, spatially, with the main initiatives of geoparks and geo-routes catalogued in the country. The maps generated and the estimated indices represent relevant tools in territorial planning and calculated future geoconservation strategies. Furthermore, a series of initiatives are proposed to develop a policy favouring the characterisation, use and protection of geodiversity.This research was funded by ESPOL Polytechnic University research projects: "Register of geological and mining heritage and its incidence in the defence and preservation of geodiversity in Ecuador" with institutional code CIPAT-01–2018. In addition, the project "Proposed Ruta del Oro geopark and its impact on territorial development" with code CIPAT-02–2018. - The authors would like to thank the Instituto de Investigación Geológico y Energético (IIGE) and Red Minería XXI (CYTED: 407310RT0402, IGME) for your support in the development of the present scientific work.Peer reviewedElsevierEscuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Ecuador)CSIC - Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME)Instituto de Investigación Geológico y Energético (Ecuador)Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raúl [0000-0002-2667-7461]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202420242022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/344144reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.06.009Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3441442026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study
title Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study
spellingShingle Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study
Carrión-Mero, Paúl
Geodiversity
Geoconservation
Geosite
Gepark
Geotourism
GIS
Ecuador
Geoheritage
title_short Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study
title_full Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study
title_fullStr Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study
title_full_unstemmed Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study
title_sort Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carrión-Mero, Paúl
Dueñas Tovar, Jairo
Jaya Montalvo, María
Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raúl
Jiménez Orellana, Nelson
author Carrión-Mero, Paúl
author_facet Carrión-Mero, Paúl
Dueñas Tovar, Jairo
Jaya Montalvo, María
Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raúl
Jiménez Orellana, Nelson
author_role author
author2 Dueñas Tovar, Jairo
Jaya Montalvo, María
Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raúl
Jiménez Orellana, Nelson
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Ecuador)
CSIC - Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME)
Instituto de Investigación Geológico y Energético (Ecuador)
Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raúl [0000-0002-2667-7461]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Geodiversity
Geoconservation
Geosite
Gepark
Geotourism
GIS
Ecuador
Geoheritage
topic Geodiversity
Geoconservation
Geosite
Gepark
Geotourism
GIS
Ecuador
Geoheritage
description [EN] Geodiversity is the variety of earth materials, forms and processes that constitute and shape the Earth planet. Therefore, geodiversity includes essential for developing nature-based solutions and must be adequately characterised. This research aims to evaluate the geodiversity of Mainland Ecuador by estimating a Geodiversity Index, which is the sum of five partial indexes (Lithological, Geomorphological, Paleontological, Pedological, and Mineral occurrences), in a 25 × 25 km grid. In addition, the study shows and analyses the geodiversity index map obtained as a basis for the development of policies for the use and conservation of geodiversity. The cartography developed generally illustrates the distribution of the geological diversity existing in Ecuador. Specifically, the ranges of the indices reached in the geodiversity map, including the medium, high, and very high categories, corresponding to 47.52 % of the extension of Ecuador using the Pereira method and to 52.91 % using the procedure proposed in this study. These special categories are located mainly along the Andes Mountain range and in the newly formed mountain ranges in the coastal zone. In addition, these categories defined in the geodiversity map coincide, spatially, with the main initiatives of geoparks and geo-routes catalogued in the country. The maps generated and the estimated indices represent relevant tools in territorial planning and calculated future geoconservation strategies. Furthermore, a series of initiatives are proposed to develop a policy favouring the characterisation, use and protection of geodiversity.
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