Pernambuco coastal forests
- Pernambuco coastal forests
The Pernambuco coastal forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northeastern Brazil, part of the larger Atlantic Forest region.
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The Pernambuco coastal forests occupy an 80 km-wide strip along the Atlantic coast of northeastern Brazil in the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas. The Goiana River of Pernambuco marks the forests' northern extent, and the Mundaú River of Alagoas the southern extent. The forests extend from near sea level to 600-800 meters elevation on the windward slopes of the Borborema Plateau. The ecoregion is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and the coastal Atlantic Coast restingas forests and Rio Piranhas mangroves. To the east, the forests transition to the drier Pernambuco interior forests and Caatinga.
Climate
The ecoregion has a tropical climate with annual rainfall ranging from 1,750 to 2,000 mm. There is a dry period from October through January.
Flora
The four-tiered evergreen Atlantic moist forests are the predominant vegetation type.
Fauna
The ecoregion is an endemic bird area that harbors 13 threatened species of birds. It also harbors the last populations of the Red-handed Howler Monkey "(Alouatta belzebul)" in the Atlantic Forests.
Conservation and threats
Only 4% of the original forest cover remains intact.
External links
* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0151_full.html Pernambuco coastal forests (World Wildlife Fund)]
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