VICTOR M. PONCE SABBATICAL LEAVE REPORT SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 This report lists the activities and work completed during a Type B sabbatical leave taken Fall 2014. REPORTS COMPLETED Ponce, V. M. 2014. Ecohydroclimatological research: The case for geomorphology. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/geomorphology.html Ponce, V. M. 2014. Selected vegetation types in the vicinity of Loja, Ecuador. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/vegetationtypesloja.html Copies of these reports have been posted on the web and are also attached. Plans are underway to incorporate the content of the first report into CIV E 633 Environmental Hydrology. This graduate course is being taught Fall 2015. JOURNAL PAPERS COMPLETED Ponce, V. M., and F. Oñate-Valdivieso, 2015. Ecohydroclimatological research along the Catacocha-Zamora transect, Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador. Ponce, V. M., and F. Oñate-Valdivieso, pending. Climatological gradient in the Loja valley, Loja province, Ecuador. These manuscripts have been (will be) submitted to the journal Tecnologia y Ciencias del Agua (TyCA). The first manuscript has been accepted and it is scheduled to be published December 2015. The second manuscript will be submitted shortly. RELATED TRAVEL AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS During the Fall 2014, Dr. Ponce visited the city of Loja, Ecuador, and its university, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. He conducted field and library research on the topics of the sabbatical leave. He also lectured extensively on the topics of his specialty.