When Climate Change and Overexploitation Meet in Volcanic Lakes: The Lesson from Lake Bracciano, Rome’s Strategic Reservoir

Lakes worldwide have been strongly affected by several types of human-caused alteration, including changes in water level. This also affects deep lakes, volcanic ones. Volcanic lakes the Mediterranean area are great importance for local economy, but human activities can threaten their rich biodiversity. As a European biodiversity hotspot and habitat endemic species, Lake Bracciano (Central Italy) is an ecosystem primary conservation interest threatened sharply falling levels, particularly since 2017. It plays key role wellbeing providing important services drinking water, fisheries various recreational opportunities. Although lake has historically considered to enjoy good ecological status, environmental problems, often amplified level changes, arisen during last two decades. Given this recent rapid evolution, be example valuable at risk as result increasing anthropogenic pressures. The aim review examine that 20 years, considerably reducing its capacity provide services, existing potential threats order better inform management such resources.