PERCEPTIONS OF THE ANDEAN CONDOR IN THE URBAN POPULATION OF ECUADOR

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is an emblematic species of the Andes.It is the largest vulture in the world, and it is at the top of the food chain.His image has been present in the memorial of cultures, festivals and beliefs of Andean people and persists until now, as current symbolism of the Andean cultures.In order to evaluate the general da

The aim of this work is testing a cheap and user-friendly methodology suitable for studying temperature fluctuations of coastal rocks’ surfaces.An infrared thermometer was used, that permits a contactless measurement of the average surface temperature of a patch around a measuring point.Temperature was measured in an array of selected plots e