Análisis de conectividad espacial entre las áreas protegidas del sistema nacional de áreas protegidas SINAP de una región del sistema Kárstico en el flanco oriental de la Cordillera Central en el Magdalena Medio Colombiano

Abstract

Protected areas in Colombia represent a strategic component for the maintenance of ecosystem services, therefore it is necessary to maintain dispersion, movement and genetic flow between natural areas, with the goal of guaranteeing the permanence over time of the essential natural resources for the permanence of life on earth. Consequently, the present study aims to establish the status of the connectivity of the natural áreas of the Karstic system located on the easterm flank of the Magdalena Medio Colombiano, base don estimates using the “Conefor” and ArcGis 10.2. programs. This analysis shows that protected áreas with different conservation figures are crucial to maintain conectivity between natural áreas by establishing the least cost route for dispersal, movement and genetic flow of species in general.