Laguna Madre (Mexico)
Laguna Madre | |
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Laguna Madre and Río Bravo Delta Biosphere Reserve Laguna Madre and Río Bravo Delta Flora and Fauna Protection Area | |
National Commission of Natural Protected Areas | |
Official name | Laguna Madre |
Designated | 2 February 2004 |
Reference no. | 1362[2] |
Laguna Madre is a coastal
There is another Laguna Madre in the United States, which extends north from the Río Bravo Delta to Corpus Christi Bay and the city of Corpus Christi in southern Texas. Together the two lagoons and delta form a single ecological unit approximately 275 miles (443 km) in total.[3]
Characteristics
The Laguna Madre is very shallow, with an average depth of only 0.9 m (3.0 ft).[4] The lagoon is connected to the ocean by only two narrow inlets, so the tidal range – which is already minor in this part of the Gulf of Mexico – is negligible.[4] Atmospheric effects are much more important than tides in its circulation; its weak currents generally follow the prevailing winds, and these winds can influence the water level by as much as a meter.[4]
Flora and fauna
According to the National Biodiversity Information System of Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) in Laguna Madre and Delta del Río Bravo Flora and Fauna Protection Area there are over 1,515 plant and animal species from which 72 are in at risk category and 51 are exotics. [5][6]
Aquatic habitats include mangroves and large areas of seagrass beds with Halodule wrightii and other species.[2][7]
Laguna Madre is one of the most important bird wintering habitats in Mexico.
Upland areas are part of the
Conservation
Thanks to lobbying and studies done by organizations such as
References
- ^ a b UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 4 October 2021. [1]
- ^ a b c d e "Laguna Madre". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ISBN 1-58544-133-3
- ^ ISBN 0-13-629659-9
- ^ Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. "Enciclovida (2022). Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. "Naturalista (2022). APFF Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo, Tamaulipas". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Laguna Madre y Delta Río Bravo Biosphere Reserve, Mexico". UNESCO, December 2018. Accessed 4 October 2021. [2]
- ^ The Nature Conservancy in Mexico – Laguna Madre Archived February 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine