ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON THE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS OF ECUADORIAN FORESTS

Anthropogenic impacts, such as deforestation, soil erosion and carbon dioxide emissions, have a negative influence over Global Warming due to the increase of CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The sustainable management of forest is one way to mitigate climate change owing to the capacity of be carbon sinks. This study shows the priority of forest management according to the integral assessment of carbon storage under anthropogenic impacts in administrative units of Ecuador.