A Framework to Incorporate Biological Soil Quality Indicators into Assessing the Sustainability of Territories in the Ecuadorian Amazon

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 12; no. 7; p. 3007
• Main Authors: Huera-Lucero, Thony, Labrador-Moreno, Juana, Blanco-Salas, José, Ruiz-Téllez, Trinidad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agroforestry; Biodiversity; Decision making; Ecosystems; Environmental economics; Forests; Indicators; Invertebrates; Land use; Livestock; Quality; Quality assessment; Rainforests; Soil analysis; Soil contamination; Soil erosion; Soil fertility; Soil properties; Soil quality; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Ecuador

In Amazonian Ecuador, land-use change from tropical rainforest to different productive purposes is leading to irreversible situations from an environmental perspective. The objective of this paper was to highlight the significance of the biological components in the soils in Amazonian Ecuador, and t...