Author(s)

María Custodio

Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, Av. Mariscal Castilla, Huancayo, Perú.

The health status of wetlands depends to a large extent on the permanence and quality of water. However, natural and anthropogenic pressures on these ecosystems are transforming them and driving them to generate timely and reliable information. The aim of this study is to provide a review of water quality indices used to assess the health status of high mountain wetlands. To this end, an exhaustive search was initially carried out for studies with significant contributions to the knowledge of high mountain wetlands in Peru. In total, 90 articles on wetlands published in the last decade (2007-2017) were reviewed through bibliographic managers, of which 25% corresponded to wetland studies in Peru and of these only 6% to water quality in high Andean wetlands.

Water Quality, Biotic Indices, Diversity Indices, Conventional Indices, Sustainable Management

Custodio, M. (2019) A Review of Water Quality Indices Used to Assess the Health Status of High Mountain Wetlands. Open Journal of Ecology, 9, 66-83. doi: 10.4236/oje.2019.93007.