Abstract

CABRERA-AMAYA, Diego Mauricio et al. Floristic diversity and changes in land cover of the Jaboque wetland basin and La Florida Park (Bogotá, Colombia). Rev. acad. colomb. cienc. exact. fis. nat. [online]. 2017, vol.41, n.160, pp.326-337. ISSN 0370-3908.  https://doi.org/10.18257/raccefyn.496.

The Jaboque wetland is located inside the urban area of Bogotá and it represents one of the largest wetlands left in the Plateau of Bogotá. In this study we made the floristic characterization of the vegetation in this wetland and in La Florida Park. We determined the changes in the vegetation cover occurred between 2004 and 2016. We found 306 species, 207 genera and 91 families. The Asteraceae, Cyperaceae, Myrtaceae, Solanaceae and Fabaceae families were those with more species. The most abundant vegetation covers in 2016 were dominated by Schoenoplectus californicus and Bidens laevis, and this last species registered the most important change, as its area increased by 73,2%. These findings during the period under study evidenced a slight improvement in the transformation and environmental degradation caused by urbanization, sedimentation, and contamination of water bodies and terrestrial zones in the study area. © 2017. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Ex. Fis. Nat.

Keywords : Conservation; Environmental degradation; Land cover; Sabana de Bogotá; Wetlands.

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