Bogotá savanna wetlands

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The Bogotá savanna wetlands are a network of high-Andean marshes and aquatic ecosystems in the Bogotá plateau that provide critical habitat for native wildlife and important ecological services such as water regulation and biodiversity conservation.

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Bogotá savanna wetlands canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aquatic ecosystem network
high-Andean wetland
wetland system
biome Andean páramo
surface form: Northern Andean páramo–wetland transition
climate cool high-Andean climate
conservationStatus highly threatened ecosystem
ecosystemService biodiversity conservation
carbon sequestration
flood mitigation
groundwater recharge
water purification
elevation approximately 2,500 metres above sea level
governedBy environmental authorities of Bogotá and Cundinamarca
hasComponent lagoons
marshes
riparian zones
swamps
humanUse environmental education
limited ecotourism
scientific research
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Bogotá River
tributary streams of the Bogotá River
hydrologicalRole water regulation
importance critical for regional water cycle
key refuge for regional biodiversity
natural buffer against flooding on the Bogotá savanna
locatedIn Altiplano Cundiboyacense
surface form: Bogotá plateau

Bogotá savanna
Colombia
Cundinamarca region
surface form: Cundinamarca Department
partOf Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes
providesHabitatFor amphibians of the Bogotá plateau
aquatic invertebrates
endemic bird species of the Bogotá savanna
native aquatic plants
native high-Andean wildlife
subjectOf local conservation programs
threatenedBy agricultural encroachment
drainage and land reclamation
invasive species
pollution
urban expansion of Bogotá

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Sabana de Bogotá hasWetland Bogotá savanna wetlands
Altiplano Cundiboyacense containsWetland Bogotá savanna wetlands