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Title: Missouri Botanical Garden-Research: Flora of the Páramo of El Cajas, Azuay, Ecuador
Url: http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/paramo/welcome_english.flash.asp
Publisher: Missouri Botanical Garden.
Description: Available in Spanish and English, the Flora of the P�ramo of El Cajas, Azuay, Ecuador is a collaborative creation developed by the ETAPA-Parque Nacional Cajas, Department of Systematic Botany at Aarhus University, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. The project's purpose "was to explore the p�ramo of Cajas, to take high quality digital photographs, and to produce an illustrated flora of the vascular plants available through the internet." The site contains images and descriptions for 100 representative species with the primary goal of increasing appreciation, knowledge, and protection of these wild and native plants. The species are organized alphabetically by family, and each listing includes the following: photograph, scientific name, family, brief description, and distribution. Site visitors can also link from each listing to the TROPICOS database for additional species and specimen information. The site is designed to be user-friendly for a wide public and includes a glossary for easy interpretation of technical terms. The site also includes the Checklist of the Flora of the P�ramo of Cajas, Ecuador.
LC Classification: Agriculture -- Forestry -- Documents -- Other regions or countries -- South America -- Ecuador
Science -- Botany -- Geographical distribution. Phytogeography -- Topographical divisions -- America -- Latin America -- South America -- Ecuador
Science -- Botany -- Plant anatomy -- Individual plants and groups of plants
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Natural history (General) -- Geographical distribution. Biogeography. Phylogeography -- Topographical divisions -- America -- Latin America -- South America -- By region or country -- Ecuador
GEM Subject: Science
Science -- Botany
Resource Type: Reference Material
Instructional Material
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Professional/Practitioner
Education Level: Vocational/Professional Development Education
Language: English
Spanish
Rights: Missouri Botanical Garden
Access Rights: Free access
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