Conservation: Cyprinus carpio is reported as exotic in 1999 (Kabbes et al., 2013), and Ctenopharyngodon idella (the grass carp) by Domínguez Domínguez et al., 2009:167. The Lake remains in good ecological status to our days (2021). Since 2003 the lake forms part of a protected natural area.
Lerma-Chapala: Lake Zacapu
Lake Zacapú at its southern part [Michoacán]. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (19.824417°N, 101.786967°W). Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas.
Ecoregion
Lerma - Chapala
Lerma - Chapala
Country
Michoacán
Michoacán
The locality profile for Lerma-Chapala: Lake Zacapu, within the Lerma - Chapala ecoregion, introduces this freshwater setting through FFM’s curated geographic and natural-history context. It provides an accessible overview of the locality’s general description, its aquatic environment, its conservation context and the curator’s broader observations. The account emphasizes the locality as an aquatic environment and the broader themes that help explain its character, without reducing the profile to a species checklist or disclosing sensitive site details. By bringing the available sections together in one focused narrative, the profile offers a useful starting point for understanding the locality’s place in its drainage and wider landscape, while inviting readers to explore the complete account..
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