Tupiniquins Ecological Station

Tupiniquins Ecological Station
Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Location in Brazil
Nearest city	Iguape, São Paulo
Coordinates	25°04′44″S 47°13′01″W / 25.079°S 47.217°W / -25.079; -47.217Coordinates: 25°04′44″S 47°13′01″W / 25.079°S 47.217°W / -25.079; -47.217
Area	1,728 hectares (4,270 acres)
Designation	Ecological station
Created	21 July 1986

Tupiniquins Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins) is a coastal marine ecological station on the coast of São Paulo State, Brazil.

Location

The Tupiniquins Ecological Station is a coastal marine area of 1,728 hectares (4,270 acres) that was created on 21 July 1986. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.^[1] It is in the municipalities of Cananéia, Itanhaém and Peruíbe in São Paulo State.^[2] The unit includes the following islands and islets:^[3]

Locations in São Paulo

Island/Islet	Coordinates
A. Ilha Queimada Pequena	24°22′32″S 46°48′23″W / 24.375526°S 46.806452°W / -24.375526; -46.806452
B. Ilhota das Gaivotas	24°22′29″S 46°48′14″W / 24.374784°S 46.804010°W / -24.374784; -46.804010
C. Ilha de Peruibe	24°21′42″S 46°58′49″W / 24.361591°S 46.980299°W / -24.361591; -46.980299
D. Ilha do Cambriú	25°09′54″S 47°54′41″W / 25.164900°S 47.911505°W / -25.164900; -47.911505
E. Ilha do Castilho	25°16′25″S 47°57′17″W / 25.273521°S 47.954857°W / -25.273521; -47.954857

Conservation and environment

The Ecological Station is a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia. The purpose is to conserve nature and support research.^[2] Average rainfall is 2,248 millimetres (88.5 in) and average temperature 21 °C (70 °F). Vegetation is from the Atlantic Forest biome with plants typical of salt marshes, sandy ridges, plains and continental beaches. Migratory bird species included royal tern (thalasseus maximus), Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), South American tern (sterna hirundinacea) and peregrine falcon (falco peregrinus).^[2]

References

Sources

Edilene Oliveira de Menezes (2008), Plano de Manejo da Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins (PDF) (in Portuguese), Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, retrieved 2016-04-18
Esec de Tupiniquins (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-18
Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins, MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-18

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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