Correction to: _Scientific Reports_ https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96868-6, published online 02 September 2021 In the original version of this Article Rasa Zalakeviciute, Katiuska

Alexandrino, Danilo Mejia, Marco G. Bastidas, Nora H. Oleas, Diana Gabela, Phuong Ngoc Chau, Santiago Bonilla-Bedoya & Yves Rybarczyk were incorrectly affiliated with ‘Secretariat of the

Environment, Quito, Ecuador’. In addition, Valeria Diaz was incorrectly affiliated with ‘Research Center for the Territory and Sustainable Habitat, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica,

Machala y Sabanilla, 170301, Quito, Ecuador’. The correct affiliations are listed below: * 1. Grupo de Biodiversidad Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS), Universidad de Las Américas, calle José

Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático (BioCamb) e Ingeniería en Biodiversidad y Recursos Genéticos, Facultad de Ciencias de Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Machala y

Sabanilla, 170301, Quito, EC, Ecuador Nora H. Oleas * 5. Faculty of Data and Information Sciences, Dalarna University, 791 88, Falun, Sweden Phuong Ngoc Chau & Yves Rybarczyk * 6.

Research Center for the Territory and Sustainable Habitat, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, 170301, Quito, Ecuador Santiago Bonilla-Bedoya * 7. Secretariat of the

Environment, Quito, Ecuador Valeria Diaz The original Article has been corrected. AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Grupo de Biodiversidad Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS),

Universidad de Las Américas, Calle José Queri y Av. de los Granados / Bloque 7, 170125, Quito, EC, Ecuador Rasa Zalakeviciute, Katiuska Alexandrino, Marco G. Bastidas & Diana Gabela *

Facultad de Ciencias Químicas de La Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador Danilo Mejia * Centro de Estudios Ambientales (CEA) de la Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador Danilo Mejia *

Centro de Investigación de la Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático (BioCamb) e Ingeniería en Biodiversidad y Recursos Genéticos, Facultad de Ciencias de Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica

Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, 170301, Quito, EC, Ecuador Nora H. Oleas * Faculty of Data and Information Sciences, Dalarna University, 791 88, Falun, Sweden Phuong Ngoc Chau & Yves

Rybarczyk * Research Center for the Territory and Sustainable Habitat, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, 170301, Quito, Ecuador Santiago Bonilla-Bedoya * Secretariat

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