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Pucón, para 1994 y 2013, con base en Respecto a los cambios de población,
los censos 1982, 1992, 2002 y 2017, todas las comunas registran un bajo
de acuerdo con el cálculo de la tasa de crecimiento, salvo la comuna de
crecimiento de Maldonado (2005). Como Pucón, que presentó la mayor tasa de
resultado de los catastros analizados, crecimiento, con un 6,48%, seguido por
se agruparon en usos/cobertura de Curarrehue (0,69%), Lonquimay (1,5%)
suelos, como “Bosque nativo”, “Cultivos y Melipeuco (0,75%). El crecimiento de
y praderas”, “Matorrales”, “Otras la población es un factor que altera el
coberturas”, “Plantaciones forestales” equilibrio que, generalmente, conlleva
y “Urbano”. Los usos/cobertura de a una explotación de los recursos de la
suelo con mayor cambio de superficie montaña y genera una demanda mayor
fueron las categorías “Bosque nativo”, de servicios.
“Matorrales” y “Cultivos y praderas”.

SUMMARY

ountainous areas are important, in ecological processes that lead to together with the dominance of agro-
as they generate ecosystem a decrease in biodiversity and even industrial activities in other territories,
Mservices (ES), which are defined poverty (Zhou et al. 2020). This in turn which leads many inhabitants to the
as the benefits provided by natural generates rural-urban migration, which decapitalization of their main asset,
ecosystems that can be used by is known as one of the main drivers of land. This has led to the search for
humans (Costanza et al. 2011). Although agricultural abandonment (Lasanta et al. alternative salaried work in other
the demand for ES in the mountain 2017). The mountainous areas in Chile territories or in nearby urban centers,
range increases continuously due to are fundamental, since they represent with the consequent risk of the loss
population growth (Grêt-Regamey et more than 80% of the national territory of cultural identity (Peña et al. 2009),
al. 2012), land use/cover change (LULCC) and constitute a key natural factor in which implies a series of socioeconomic
has an impact on ecosystems and causes the territorial configuration of the effects of the change in land use in the
changes in the SE (Dadashpoor et al. country (FAO, 2012). In the Region of La region, such as population, poverty,
2019). Therefore, the LULCC is the main Araucanía, from an economic and market unemployment, decreased schooling,
driving force behind the disturbances perspective, there is low employability, and low labor insertion (Garín et al.

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