Pindorama Biological Reserve

Pindorama Biological Reserve
Reserva Biológica de Pindorama
Map showing the location of Pindorama Biological Reserve
Map showing the location of Pindorama Biological Reserve
Nearest cityCatanduva, São Paulo
Coordinates21°13′26″S 48°54′47″W / 21.224°S 48.913°W / -21.224; -48.913
DesignationBiological reserve
AdministratorAgronegócio 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.[1]

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.[2] There are four fragments of surviving tropical semi-deciduous forest of the Atlantic Forest biome, covering about 120 hectares (300 acres).[1] 169 species of birds have been identified.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Nogueira Abdo, Valeri & Ferraudo 2015, p. 2.
  2. ^ Franco Montoro 1986.
  3. ^ Barros & Santana.

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