The Pantanal Katie Fox
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The PantanalKatie Fox
LOCATION• Western Brazil• Upper Paraguay
River Basin • 140,000 to
210,000 km2
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)
Flora
• Home to • Papaya (Carica papaya)
• Amazon Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum)
• Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia impetiginosa)
• Giant Water Lilly (Victoria amazonica)
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)
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)
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
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