RESUME
In this study, the design of 1,200ha as ecological corridors and buffer zones is proposed as a measure for the expansion and restoration of the connectivity of the habitat of the 5 trees species: Bois de rose (Aniba rosiodora), Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata), Big Leaf Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), Ocotillo de Llano (Podocarpus guatemalensis) and Huimbo (Ceiba samauma); in the Ticuna indigenous territory, Amazonas of Colombia. The methodology used, the result of modifications of the Bentrup (2008) proposal, was based on the analysis of geographic parameters that define areas with the best territorial suitability for the habitat of the species. Likewise, the study is based on a cost analysis that, through a Geographic Information System, allows defining the potential location of the functional connectors. In this way, the model provides reliable information that allows us to accurately propose the layout of 1,200ha corridors and buffer zones. As will be seen in due course, the methodology used can be adjusted for other species.
Keywords: ecological corridors; buffer zones; Amazon basin; tree, Colombia.
