Efecto de los incendios sobre las condiciones del suelo de páramo en el Ecuador: una revisión sistemática

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to learn about the research conducted in Ecuador on the effects of fires on páramo soil properties and its results. For the preparation of this systematic review, 83 publications were identified, including scientific articles and graduate and postgraduate theses. After reading the titles, objectives, abstracts, results and year of publication, the number of studies was reduced to 11. A second review continued with the exclusion of duplicate documents. Ten studies were selected that met the established inclusion criteria. The results of the systematic review indicated that Pichincha and Azuay are the provinces with the most research on the effect of fire on the physical and chemical properties of páramo soils. Most of the physical and chemical properties analyzed in published research show significant differences between burned and unburned areas depending on the páramo studied and the intensity of the fire. After carrying out this systematic review, it can also be suggested that there are very few published studies on the effect of fires on Andean soils in Ecuador and that these studies consist of undergraduate and graduate research.