The Pantanal Katie Fox LOCATION Western Brazil Upper Paraguay River Basin 140000 to 210000 km 2 Characteristics Wet season October to March Three meters of water form vast lakes hundreds of square kilometers in extent ID: 768096
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The PantanalKatie Fox
LOCATION Western Brazil Upper Paraguay River Basin 140,000 to 210,000 km 2
Characteristics Wet season (October to March) Three meters of water form vast lakes hundreds of square kilometers in extent Replenish nutrients in soils 32 C (90 F) Dry Season (April to September) Water recedes and a savannah is exposed. Animals follow the receding waters. Plants enter dormant state.21C (69 F)
Flora Home to Papaya ( Carica papaya) Amazon Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum ) Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia impetiginosa)Giant Water Lilly (Victoria amazonica)
Fauna 122 species of mammals, 93 of reptiles, and 263 of fish Ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis) Capybara ( Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Golden Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis)Caiman (Caiman yacare ) Tufted Capuchin ( Sapajus apella )
BIRDS!!! 656 of birds Gilded Sapphire Hummingbird ( Hylocharis chrysura ) Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ) Yellow-faced Parrot ( Alipiopsitta xanthops ) Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria)
Values Eco-tourismDiverse wildlife Flood Control Most impressive freshwater fishery Threats Gold Mining: Localized atmospheric pollution Deforestation Agriculture: soil erosion and pesticidesLoss of biodiversityHidrovia
ReferencesMitsch, W. J., & Gosselink, J. G. (2007). The Pantanal . In Wetlands (pp. 77-79). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Pantanal.org. (2004). Waterland Research Institute. Retrieved from The Pantanal in the 21st Centuary : http://www.pantanal.org/pantanal.htm