Exploring the ethnobiological practices of fire in three natural regions of Ecuador, through the integration of traditional knowledge and scientific approaches

Table 1 Main characteristics of the parishes studied in Ecuador's three natural regions

Natural region	Province	Parish	Code	Extension (km²)	Ubication		Meteorology		Ecological formation	References
					Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)		Temp	Rainfall
					x	y	°C annual average	mm/year
Coast	Manabí	Alhajuela	Al	23,2	0579996.00	9,883,520.00	24	500–1000	Tropical very dry forest, and tropical dry forest	Holdridge [48]; GAD of Alhajuela [49]
Coast	Santa Elena	Simón Bolívar	SB	557,5	571,286.55	9,758,607.50	25,2	800–1200	Tropical thorny forest, tropical very dry forest, and tropical dry forest	GAD of Simón Bolívar [50]; Holdridge [48]
Sierra_Andes	Azuay	Susudel	Sd	72,42	701,956.00	9,623,550.00	20,0	250–500	Semi-deciduous shrubland of the South Valleys	Aguirre et al. [51]; GAD Parroquial of Susudel [52]
Sierra_Andes	Cotopaxi	San Miguel	SM	225,0	768,137.74	9,884,341.11	13,0	500–1000	Montane Rainforest	Hernández Reinoso [53]
Amazon	Sucumbíos	7 de julio	7dJ	123,6	301,373.80	9,979,449.80	27,0	2000–4000	Tropical rain forest	Izquierdo et al. [47]; Cañadas Cruz, [54]

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