Córrego do Veado Biological Reserve
| Córrego do Veado Biological Reserve | |
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| Reserva Biológica do Córrego do Veado | |
  Location in Brazil |
Córrego do Veado Biological Reserve (Template:Lang-pt) is a biological reserve in the municipality of Pinheiros, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
History
The reserve of 2,357 hectares (5,820 acres) was created by decree 87.590 of 20 September 1982 and decree 89.569 of 23 Aprl 1984. It is managed by the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade.[1] The reserve was created to preserve a remnant of Atlantic forest in the northern part of the state. It is named after the river of the same name, the Veado River, which flows through the reserve from west to east.[2]
Status
The vegetation is semi-deciduous tropical rain forest, with very tall trees and sparse undergrowth. Although in the tropical zone, the climate is greaty influenced by the mountains.[2] Protected species in the Atlantic Forest biome are Alouatta guariba guariba, Amazona rhodocorytha, Leopardus tigrinus, Myrmeciza ruficauda, Pyrrhura leucotis and Pyrrhura cruentata.[1] As of 2009 the Biological Reserve was a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia, with a terrestrial area of 2,392 hectares (5,910 acres).[3]
References
Sources
- Rebio do Córrego do Veado (in Portuguese), Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade., retrieved 2016-04-15
- "Reserva Biológica do Córrego do Veado", Viarural, retrieved 2016-04-15
- Triana, Elisa (29 May 2009), "Strict Nature Reserves in Brazil", The Encyclopedia of Earth, retrieved 2016-04-15
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