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Chapter on Generalities, the Results Obtained for the Characterization of the Terrestrial Flora and Fauna Present in the Influence Area Are Shown Below MODIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE FOR THE PROJECT OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A SOLID BULK CARGOES PORT TERMINAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TURBO CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA Page 1 of 261 GAT-391-15-CA-AM-PIO-01 Review: B CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA Diana Guzmán, Juliana Jaramillo, María Andrea Esteban Rendón B 10/16/2015 Biotic characterization Janeth Viviana Pérez Patiño [Signature] [ Signature ] [ Signature ] REVIEW DATE DESCRIPTION MADE BY REVIEWD BY APPROVED BY Review A: Issued for Customer Comments Review B: Issued for Customer Approval Review 0: Approved for Basic Engineering CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA CAP 5.2_TDENG-OK-F [Medellin], 2015 MODIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE FOR THE PROJECT OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A SOLID BULK CARGOES PORT TERMINAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TURBO CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA Page 2 of 261 GAT-391-15-CA-AM-PIO-01 Review: B TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 5. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA¡Error! Marcador no definido. 5.2 Biotic environment ....................................... ¡Error! Marcador no definido. 5.2.1 Ecosystems ....................................................................................... 17 5.2.2 Onshore Ecosystems ......................................................................... 52 5.2.3 Continental aquatic ecosystems ........... ¡Error! Marcador no definido. 5.2.4 Offshore-coastal ecosystems ............... ¡Error! Marcador no definido. 5.2.5 Strategic, sensitive ecosystems or protected areas¡Error! Marcador no definido. 5.2.6 Areas of ecological importance and conservation¡Error! Marcador no definido. LISTA DE FIGURES Page Figure No. 5.1 Offshore ecosystems identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ................................................................................................... 20 Figure No. 5.2 Biomes identified in the area of biotic influence of the project .... 21 Figure No. 5.3 Onshore ecosystems identified in the area of biotic influence of the project 23 Figure No. 5.4 Land covers within the influence area ........................................ 25 Figure No. 5.5 Continuous urban tissue, Nueva Colonia township .................... 26 Figure No. 5.6 Discontinuous urban tissue, El Canal settlement ....................... 28 Figure No. 5.7 Industrial Zone, infrastructure of the Banacol company identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ........................................................... 29 CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA CAP 5.2_TDENG-OK-F [Medellin], 2015 MODIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE FOR THE PROJECT OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A SOLID BULK CARGOES PORT TERMINAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TURBO CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA Page 3 of 261 GAT-391-15-CA-AM-PIO-01 Review: B Figure No. 5.8 Permanent plantain and banana crops identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ................................................................................. 31 Figure No. 5.9 Areas with clean grass cover identified in the area of biotic influence of the project .......................................................................................... 32 Figure No. 5.10 Coverage of wooded pastures identified in the area of biotic influence of the project .......................................................................................... 33 Figure No. 5.11 High dense mangrove cover identified in the area of biotic influence of the project .......................................................................................... 35 Figure No. 5.12 Areas of Naidizales identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ................................................................................................. 37 Figure No. 5.13 Coverage of riparian forest identified in the area of biotic influence of the project .......................................................................................... 38 Figure No. 5.14 Coverage of forest plantation identified in the area of biotic influence of the project .......................................................................................... 39 Figure No. 5.15 Dense herbaceous cover of non-wooded mainland identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ............................................................... 40 Figure No. 5.16 Coverage of dense grassland wooded land identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ............................................................................. 41 Figure No. 5.17 Coverage of dense flooded non-wooded herbage identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ............................................................... 43 Figure No. 5.18 Coverage of Arracachal identified in the area of biotic influence of the project. 44 Figure No. 5.19 Coverage of helechal l identified in the area of biotic influence of the project 45 Figure No. 5.20 Open shrub coverage identified in the area of biotic influence of the project 46 Figure No. 5.21 Coverage of high secondary mangrove vegetation identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ............................................................... 47 Figure No. 5.22 Coverage of low secondary vegetation identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ................................................................................. 48 Figure No. 5.23 Coverage of continental and maritime waters surfaces identified in the area of biotic influence of the project ........................................................... 49 Figure No. 5.24 Life zones within the influence area of the project .................... 51 Figure No. 5.25 Spatial location of the sampling plots ....................................... 54 Figure No. 5.26 Structural analysis for gallery or riparian forest cover ................................................................................................. 56 CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA CAP 5.2_TDENG-OK-F [Medellin], 2015 MODIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE FOR THE PROJECT OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A SOLID BULK CARGOES PORT TERMINAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TURBO CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA Page 4 of 261 GAT-391-15-CA-AM-PIO-01 Review: B Figure No. 5.27 Value index of importance for riparian forest coverage ................................................................................................. 57 Figure No. 5.28 Diameter distribution in absolute and accumulated form, for the trees of the gallery or riparian forest cover in the influence area of the project ................................................................................................. 59 Figure No. 5.29 Stratification trends for the canopy dispersion diagram in the gallery or riparian forest within the influence area of the project............................ 60 Figure No. 5.30 Representation by families of gallery or riparian forest latitudes 62 Figure No. 5.31 Structural analysis for gallery or riparian forest laticas ................................................................................................. 63 Figure No. 5.32 Value index of importance for gallery or riparian forest latitudes ................................................................................................. 64 Figure No. 5.33 Abundance of the gallery or riparian forest saplings ................. 66 Figure No. 5.34 Frequency of the saplings of the gallery or riparian forest. ...... 66 Figure No. 5.35 Spatial location of the sampling plots ....................................... 69 Figure No. 5.36 Structural analysis for dense grass cover ................................. 70 Figure No. 5.37 Value index of importance for dense grassland coverage ................................................................................................. 71 Figure No. 5.38 Diameter distribution in absolute and accumulated form, for dense herbaceous trees ........................................................................................ 72 Figure No. 5.39 Stratification trends for the cup dispersion diagram for mangrove coverage 73 Figure No. 5.40 Forested covers for the year 1983 for a scale of detail 1: 30,000 ................................................................................................. 75 Figure No. 5.41 Forested covers for the year 1989 for a scale of detail 1: 12,000 ................................................................................................. 76 Figure No. 5.42 Forested covers for the year 2014 for a 1: 10,000 scale of detail ................................................................................................. 77 Figure No. 5.43 Representation of orders belonging to the herpetofauna by percentage of families and species grouped by each ............................................ 92 Figure No. 5.44 Wealth (left axis) and abundance (right axis) of the herpetofauna present in the coverages identified in the influence area. Ara: Open shrub; Arc: Arracachal, Bgr: Gallery or riparian forest; Hlc: Helechal l; Hdina: dense, flooded, non-wooded herbaceous; Mda: Dense high mangrove; Palm: Palmares; Pl: clean pastures; Tud: discontinuous urban fabric; Vsa: High secondary vegetation. ...... 94 CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA CAP 5.2_TDENG-OK-F [Medellin], 2015 MODIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE FOR THE PROJECT OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A SOLID BULK CARGOES PORT TERMINAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TURBO CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE AREA
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