Spatial Dynamics of the Shore Coverage within the Zone of Influence of the Chambo River, Central Ecuador

The predominant aim of the current study was to evaluate spatial dynamics riparian coverage area influence Chambo River in river’s source (middle-high basin), between 2500 and 3000 m.a.s.l. For its execution, Landsat 7 images from year 2000, RapidEye 2009, Spot 6 2019 were used time range 2000–2009 2009–2019. These subjected supervised classification by applying maximum likelihood algorithm, identifying five classes soil cover, being pasture, crops, soil-remnants paramo, forest, anthropic. results validated calculating precision measures kappa index. With use cross-tabulation matrices, gains, losses, persistence two periods studied identified. There, it determined that, first period, cover-paramo remnants presented highest percentage loss (26.70%), crop cover gain (28.91%), second class percentages losses (18.94%) gains (17.29%). cartographic projection for 2030 predicts that areas anthropic category will increase 1.27%, forest decrease 1.19%, paramo 0.79%, pasture 0.45% 0.43%, respectively. obtained allow transitions coverages be attributed population growth, afforestation, reforestation, deforestation agricultural activities, volcanic eruptions, land colonization, expansion activity. Complementary studies are recommended involve livelihoods water quality, which facilitate identification vulnerable propose adaptation, prevention, and/or restoration measures.