Ciénegas del Lerma
Ciénegas del Lerma Flora and Fauna Protection Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Map showing the location of Ciénegas del Lerma
Map showing the location of Ciénegas del Lerma
location in Mexico
LocationMéxico, Mexico
Nearest cityToluca, México
Coordinates19°13′N 99°30′W / 19.217°N 99.500°W / 19.217; -99.500
Area30.24 ha (74.7 acres)
Designated2002
AdministratorNational Commission of Natural Protected Areas
Official nameCiénegas de Lerma
Designated2 February 2004
Reference no.1934[2]

The Ciénegas del Lerma is a wetland in central Mexico. It consists of three lakes in the Toluca Valley, the upper basin of the Lerma River, near the city of Toluca. The wetlands cover 3,023 hectares.[2]

The three lakes are the what remains of a much larger wetland, which covered 27,000 ha at the end of the 19th century.[2]

The wetlands include open-water lakes more than 5 meters deep, marshes with floating and bottom-rooted vegetation, and riparian forests. The lakes are home to many aquatic animals and plants, including endemic and threatened species. The wetlands are an important stopover for migratory waterbirds.[2]

Flora and fauna

According to the National Biodiversity Information System of Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) in Ciénegas del Lerma Flora and Fauna Protection Area there are over 425 plant and animal species from which 31 are in at risk category and 26 are exotics. [3][4]

References

  1. ↑ UNEP-WCMC (2021). "Protected Area Profile for Ciénegas del Lerma from the World Database of Protected Areas". Accessed 2 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ciénegas de Lerma". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. "Enciclovida (2022). Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Ciénegas del Lerma". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. "Naturalista (2022). Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Ciénegas del Lerma". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
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