Mogi-Guaçu Biological Reserve

Mogi-Guaçu Biological Reserve
Reserva Biológica de Mogi Guaçu
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)

Nearest city	Mogi Mirim, São Paulo
Coordinates	22°17′06″S 47°10′37″W / 22.285°S 47.177°W / -22.285; -47.177Coordinates: 22°17′06″S 47°10′37″W / 22.285°S 47.177°W / -22.285; -47.177
Area	469 hectares (1,160 acres)
Designation	Biological reserve
Created	1942

Mogi-Guaçu Biological Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Biológica de Mogi Guaçu) is a biological reserve located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.

Location

The reserve was created by State Law nº. 12.500 of 1942 with an area of 469 hectares (1,160 acres).^[1] It lies in the Martinho Prado Junior district, municipality of Mogi Guaçu, and holds a research centre that investigates ecology, taxonomy, population genetics, physiology, biochemistry and other subjects.

The terrain is relatively flat, lying at 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level. Average annual rainfall is 1,335 millimetres (52.6 in). Average temperature is 20.5 °C (68.9 °F). Winters, from April to September, are dry.^[2]

Ecology

The reserve contains one of the few remnants of cerrado in the State of São Paulo. Vegetation includes cerrado, riparian forests and fields. It includes endangered species such as Aristolochia labiata, Eriotheca pubescens and the palms Acanthococos emensis and Euterpe edulis. Fauna include the Puma concolor, Mymercophaga tridactyla, Chrysocyon brachyurus, Busarellus nigricollis and the Rhynchotus rufescens.^[2] The Callicebus nigrifrons also occurs in the reserve.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Thornback & Jenkins 1982, p. 156.
1 2 Núcleo de Pesquisa Reserva Biológica de Mogi Guaçu.

Sources

Núcleo de Pesquisa Reserva Biológica de Mogi Guaçu (in Portuguese), Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado de São Paulo, retrieved 2016-04-28
Thornback, Jane; Jenkins, Martin (1982), Threatened mammalian taxa of the Americas and the Australasian zoogeographic, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Narural Resources, ISBN 2-88032-600-1

Protected areas of Brazil

Ecological stations	Aracuri Caracaraí Carijós Guaraqueçaba Iquê Jari Juami-Japurá Jutaí-Solimões Maracá Maracá-Jipioca Niquiá Pirapitinga Rio Acre Seridó Serra das Araras Taiamã Taim Tamoios Tupinambás Tupiniquins Uruçui-Una

Biological reserves	Abufari Andradina Atol das Rocas Augusto Banhados do Delta Canela Preta Carmo da Mata Colônia 31 de Março Comboios Córrego de Veado Córrego Grande Fazenda São Mateus Fontes do Ipiranga Guaporé Guaratiba Guaribas Gurupi Ibirapuitã Ilha do Cabo Frio Jaíba Jaru Lago Piratuba Lami José Lutzenberger Lapinha Marinha do Arvoredo Mata do Acauã Mata do Jambreiro Mata dos Ausentes Mata Paludosa Mogi-Guaçu Pedra Talhada Perobas Pindorama Poço das Antas Praia do Sul Biological Reserve Professor José Ângelo Rizzo Rio Trombetas Saltinho Santa Isabel Santa Rita São Camilo São Donato São Sebastião do Paraíso Serra Negra Sooretama Tamboré Tapirapé Tinguá Uatumã Una Vila Facchini

National parks	Abrolhos Alto Ribeira State and Tourist Park Amazônia Anavilhanas Aparados da Serra Araguaia Araucárias Brasília Cabo Orange Campos Gerais Caparaó Cavernas do Peruaçu Chapada das Mesas Chapada Diamantina Chapada dos Guimarães Chapada dos Veadeiros Emas Fernando de Noronha Furna Feia Grande Sertão Veredas Iguaçu Ilha Grande Itatiaia Jacupiranga Jaú Jericoacoara Jurubatiba Juruena Lençóis Maranhenses Monte Pascoal Monte Roraima Nascentes Pacaás Novos Pantanal Matogrossense Pau Brasil Pedra Azul Pico da Neblina Pontões Capixabas Lagoa do Peixe Saint-Hilaire São Joaquim Sempre Vivas Serra da Bocaina Serra da Bodoquena Serra da Canastra Serra da Capivara Serra da Cutia Serra de Itabaiana Serra da Mocidade Serra do Cipó Serra do Divisor Serra do Itajaí Serra do Pardo Serra dos Órgãos Serra Geral Sete Cidades Superagüi Terra Ronca Tijuca Tumucumaque Ubajara Vale do Catimbau Viruá Xingu

Wildlife refuges	Castanheiras Pied Tamarin Ilha dos Lobos

Environmental protection areas	Anhatomirim Barra do Rio Cairuçu Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Carste Cavernas do Peruaçu Descoberto River Basin Fernando de Noronha Guaraqueçaba Ibirapuitã Igarapé Gelado Morro da Pedreira Petrópolis Piaçabuçu Guapimirim Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago São Bartolomeu River Basin Serra da Mantiqueira Serra de Tabatinga

Ecological reserves	Alcobaça Apiacás IBGE Raso

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