Ingrid Vasquez 2014 Guatemala

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Articles

ARTICLES

Popular Article:
The Ecology of Tikal and the Surrounding Peten Region
This article is about spectacular natural scenery and other attractions for Eco-tourism in Guatemala. Mainly in the Tikal city, located in Peten it is a mountainous regions, a lot of fauna. "The Peten is a huge, mostly lowland region (there are few sections with elevations greater than 500 to 600 meters, 1600 to 2000 ft) which, owing to several factors, until recently held only a small human population and, as a result, has retained much of its original forest cover".
Adventure Life. The Ecology of Tikal and the Surrounding Peten Region.The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide, (Academic Press, 1998). Available from:http://www.adventure-life.com/articles/tikal-peten-173/

Peered Review Article:

QUETZAL AND MAN IN GUATEMALA

This article is about the National birth of Guatemala, This small and beautiful birth el quetzal is one of the main animals en danger of extinction. In the very old times our ancestors had el quetzal as a simbol of freedom. Also in for our ancestors the Q'uq' (el Quetzal) in many indigenous languages is know as the birth of the life an the birth of the death. Besides all of that I want to ad that there are stories written about this birth.

Quetzal an man in Guatemala. By Graeme Gibson March 9, 1986. New York Times. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/09/books/quetzal-and-man-in-guatemala.html

CONCLUSION

In conclusion these articles are kind of similar because both talk about eco-turism in Guatemala. Guatemala have many diversity of ecology, but as I find in the peered review article is that the "Guatemala has 660 species of birds" so this make flora and fauna diversity. Why I am interesting on it because where I live wildlife are endangered. I would like to know more about the ecosystem of those kind of species.

Threatened and endangered species

LIST OF ALL THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES (PLANTS AND ANIMALS) COMMON NAME AND SCIENTIFIC NAME IN LATIN

CONAP, 2009. List of en-dangerous species (visited March 16th, 2014).

Available from: file:///C:/Users/Ingrid/Downloads/integracion%20de%20estadisticas%20e%20indicadores%20ambientales%20oficiales%202013%20fase%20IV.pdf

1 Page Description of Ecosystem

ONE PAGE DESCRIPTION OF ECOSYSTEM IN SAN MIGUEL CHICAJ, BAJA VERAPAZ

In the area of San Miguel Chicaj has couple of ecosystems that is easy to see. A storage-water that is where people gets water to drink, it careless by the government of the place mentioned. This storage-water covers 13 to 15 villages of San Miguel which now is a problem for the entire community because it is getting dry and people that are little bit far away from the main town starting to buy water because of the climate change.

The population of lizards are always presents in any land field of the community, Personally I only have seen in dry season specifically at noon when they come out of shrubs to get some sunshine. An ecosystem of cow, horses, chicken, turkey and ducks there are the most the common ecosystem that we can find in this area in any land field which characterized the community.

San Miguel Chicaj is a dry forest where the ecosystem of pines are living in the mountains which sometimes the community gets benefits from it, but also the community is harming those trees because they are expensive and high wood quality. High mountains can be find in this area which is hard for people to use this land because sometimes it gets fire and nobody can slowdown it.

An ecosystem of corn, peanut, pineapple, tomato's etc, can be find in any farm that is close to the community.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Picture of ecosystem

http://www.turismo-sigap.com/en/guatemala/guatemalas-seven-biomes

ONE REPRESENTATIVE PICTURE OF EACH OF THE ECOSYSTEMS IN GUATEMALA

TROPICAL HUMID FOREST

Tikal one of the monument that is located in the North of Guatemala. "It is representative of the Northern and Eastern parts of Peten. It is mainly flat, with karstic landscapes, exuberant forests, and high species diversity. The climate is hot and humid. This is the country´s largest remnant of jungle." Also, is the place where the mayan's lived in their century. Available from: http://www.turismo-sigap.com/en/guatemala/guatemalas-seven-biomes

TROPICAL RAIN FOREST

Biotopo place where the national bird of Guatemala is located, a rain forest place where people can go and hiking. Available from: http://www.zoltantakacs.com/zt/pw/ea/album.php?idx=8

COULD FOREST

"It presents a complex flora structure in high relief areas ranging from 1,100 to 2,900 m (3,300 to 9,570ft) above sea level. It holds great habitat diversity, abundant rainfall, high levels of atmospheric humidity, and exuberant vegetation typical of mixed forests where mosses and ferns grow. It is an area of high endemism due to its characteristics". available from: http://www.turismo-sigap.com/en/guatemala/guatemalas-seven-biomes

MOUNTAIN FOREST

"Its vegetation is characteristic of North America where conifers –plants that reproduce through cones- are abundant. It presents a marked temperature difference between cold and warm seasons, and it has an altitudinal variation that ranges from 2,000 to 4,200 m (6,600 to 13,860ft) above sea level. The vegetation is dominated by forests of pine, oak, and birch, and in the higher areas by subalpine pastures". Available from: http://www.turismo-sigap.com/en/guatemala/guatemalas-seven-biomes

DRAY SCRUB OR CHAPARRAL

"It is typical of valleys surrounded by mountains that generate a phenomenon known as “rain shadow effect”, generating dry areas with very low levels of rainfall. The flora is characteristic of dry forests and xeric areas, adapted to local conditions, with abundant cacti and low briery, most of them with spines. It is one of the most fragile and less represented biomes of the Guatemalan Protected Area system." This ecosystem mostly describe San Miguel Chicaj,because there the forest has been moved meaning that people used because of resources.

SUBTROPICAL HUMID FOREST

"It is located along the transition zone between the Guatemalan highlands and Pacific coast, along the volcanic chain southern slope, between 800 and 1,200 m (2,640 to 3,600 ft). It is a zone of abundant rainfall and broadleaf vegetation. It holds an ecotone -a zone of transition- for neartic and neotropical species of fauna especially birds, and for flora". Available from.

TROPICAL HUMID

"Currently, the original vegetation native to the region (deciduous forests, evergreen forests, savannahs, and mangrove forests) have been replaced in large areas by agricultural landscape; however, it is still possible to observe remnants of forest and a great number of rivers coming down from the volcanic chain and crossing the region, making it one of the most productive ones in terms of agricultural production in the country". Available from.