Territorial transformations and their current implications in the hydric environmental services supply in the Lake of Fuquene watershed (Colombia)

Abstract

The current condition of the Fuquene Lake is produced by anthropic territorial modifications derived from policies and laws oriented to dry the hydrological system which, over the decades, have been re-oriented to the protection of the swamps and hydric sources. This induced processes that need to be deeply analyzed in order to understand the related variables for such environmental impact: water mirror decrease, landfill, soil erosion, agriculture expansion, hydric contamination and distribution of introduced plants.