Bahia coastal forests
Bahia coastal forests | |
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Ecology | |
Biome | Atlantic Forest |
Borders | |
Bird species | 466[1] |
Mammal species | 166[1] |
Geography | |
Area | 109,815 km2 (42,400 sq mi) |
Country | Brazil |
States | |
Conservation | |
Habitat loss | 95.0%[2] |
Protected | 1.78%[1] |
The Bahia coastal forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern Brazil, part of the larger Atlantic Forest region.
Setting
The Bahia coastal forests occupy a belt approximately 150 km (93 mi) wide along the
The forests cover Tertiary sedimentary plateaus extending from near the seacoast westward to the lower slopes of the
.Climate
The ecoregion has a tropical climate with annual rainfall ranging from 1,200 to 1,800 mm, evenly distributed throughout the year. The southern portion of the ecoregion may experience a dry period from May through September.
Flora
The four-tiered Atlantic evergreen moist forests are the predominant vegetation type.
Fauna
Endangered mammals in the ecoregion include the
Conservation and threats
Less than 5% of the original forest cover remains intact. Protected areas in the ecoregion include Sooretama Biological Reserve and Linhares Forest Reserve.
References
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Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
- ^ Viana, V. M., A.J. Tabanez, and J.L. Batista. 1997. Dynamics and restoration of forest fragments in the Brazilian Atlantic moist forest. Pages 351-365 in W.F. Laurance, and R.O. Bierregaard Jr, editors, Tropical forest remnants: ecology, management, and conservation of fragmented communities. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
- "Bahia coastal forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Bahia coastal forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.