The Pantanal Katie Fox
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The PantanalKatie Fox
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LOCATION• Western Brazil• Upper Paraguay
River Basin • 140,000 to
210,000 km2
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CharacteristicsWet season (October to March)
• Three meters of water form vast lakes hundreds of square kilometers in extent
• Replenish nutrients in soils
• 32C (90 F)
Dry Season (April to September)
• Water recedes and a savannah is exposed.
• Animals follow the receding waters.
• Plants enter dormant state.
• 21C (69 F)
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Flora
• Home to • Papaya (Carica papaya)
• Amazon Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum)
• Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia impetiginosa)
• Giant Water Lilly (Victoria amazonica)
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Fauna 122 species of mammals, 93 of reptiles, and 263 of fish
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Golden Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis)
Caiman (Caiman yacare)
Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
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BIRDS!!! 656 of birds
• Gilded Sapphire Hummingbird (Hylocharis chrysura)
• Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)• Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus
meridionalis)• Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus
hyacinthinus)• Yellow-faced Parrot (Alipiopsitta
xanthops)• Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria)
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Values• Eco-tourism• Diverse wildlife• Flood Control• Most impressive
freshwater fishery
Threats• Gold Mining: Localized
atmospheric pollution• Deforestation• Agriculture: soil erosion and
pesticides• Loss of biodiversity• Hidrovia
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References• Mitsch, W. J., & Gosselink, J. G. (2007). The
Pantanal. In Wetlands (pp. 77-79). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Pantanal.org. (2004). Waterland Research Institute. Retrieved from The Pantanal in the 21st Centuary : http://www.pantanal.org/pantanal.htm