Macroinvertebrate Richness Importance in Coastal Tropical Streams of Esmeraldas (Ecuador) and Its Use and Implications in Environmental Management Procedures

Table 1

Some characteristics of the streams included in the study.

Study area*	UTM**	Altitude (m)	Temp. (°C)	pH	Depth (cm)	Width (m)	Substrate type	Human impact***
RV	674195/103203	25	25	7.3	90	6	Stony and sandy	IMP
Ca	659722/107374	80	25.3	7	40	5	Stony	IMP
T-I	657039/103944	75	27	6.8	32	6.5	Stony	IMP
T-II	657299/103546	81	26.5	7	30	6	Stony	IMP
T-III	659162/099949	164	28	6.9	31	5	Stony	Non-IMP
T-IV	659730/099523	195	28.2	7.2	30	4	Stony	Non-IMP
Tbz	644956/087091	40	27	7.1	90	9	Stony	Non-IMP
Ch	605058/082185	90	26	7	32	4.3	Stony	Non-IMP
EPb	601471/083773	30	26	7.3	27	5.2	Stony	IMP
EPa	602116/082477	49	25	7.2	31	4.1	Stony	Non-IMP
Q	602108/079216	28	25	6.7	40	3.7	Stony and sandy	Non-IMP
SF	609060/077145	45	25.8	7	42	7.9	Stony	Non-IMP
M	609754/055039	25	24.7	6.8	28	4.4	Stony	IMP

∗Río Verde (RV), Estero Camarones (Ca), Estero Tachina I (T-I), Estero Tachina II (T-II), Estero Tachina III (T-III), Estero Tachina IV (T-IV), Estero Tabiazo (Tbz), Estero Chipa (Ch), Estero Plátano Bajo (EPb), Estero Plátano Alto (EPa), Estero Quinge (Q), San Francisco (SF), and Estero Mompiche (M). **Universal Transverse Mercator Geographic Coordinate System. ***IMP: human impact present; Non-IMP: human impact not present.