| Pindorama Biological Reserve | |
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| Reserva Biológica de Pindorama | |
| IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
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| Nearest city | Catanduva, São Paulo |
| Coordinates | 21°13′26″S 48°54′47″W / 21.224°S 48.913°W / -21.224; -48.913 |
| Designation | Biological reserve |
| Administrator | Agronegócio da Região Centro Norte |
Pindorama Biological Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Biológica de Pindorama) is a biological reserve in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Location
The reserve is located in the municipality of Pindorama in the state of São Paulo. It has a total area of 532.8 hectares (1,317 acres). Altitude ranges from 498 to 594 metres (1,634 to 1,949 ft). Average annual rainfall is 1,258 millimetres (49.5 in). Average temperature is 19.3 °C (66.7 °F) in the winter and 23.8 °C (74.8 °F) in the summer.
Conservation
The Pindorama Experimental Station of the Instituto Agronômico da Coordenadoria da Pesquisa Agropecuária was transformed into the biological reserve by law no.4.960 of 6 January 1986. There are four fragments of surviving tropical semi-deciduous forest of the Atlantic Forest biome, covering about 120 hectares (300 acres). 169 species of birds have been identified.
Notes
Sources
- Barros, Daiane R. de; Santana, Jefferson Otaviano, "Avifauna da Reserva Biológica de Pindorama", Táxeus Listas de Espécies, retrieved 2016-04-28
- Franco Montoro (6 January 1986), Lei nº 4.960, de 6 de janeiro de 1986 (in Portuguese), Governo do Estado de São Paulo, retrieved 2016-04-28
- Nogueira Abdo, Maria Teresa Vilela; Valeri, Sergio Valiengo; Ferraudo, Antonio Sergio (2015), "Avaliação do efeito de borda da Reserva Biológica de Pindorama, SP", Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (in Portuguese), 10 (4): 01, doi:10.18378/rvads.v10i4.3398, retrieved 2016-04-28
| Biological reserve (Brazil) | |
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| Amazon | |
| Atlantic Forest |
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| Caatinga | |
| Cerrado | |
| Coastal marine | |
| Pampas | |