Bahia interior forests

Bahia interior forests
Bahia interior forests
	Mata Escura Biological Reserve, in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
	Localization of Bahia interior forests ecoregion as delineated by WWF.
Ecology
Biome	Atlantic Forest
Borders	Serra do Mar coastal forests ; Bahia coastal forests ; Caatinga ; Cerrado ;
Bird species	540
Mammal species	182
Geography
Area	230,880 km2 (89,140 sq mi)
Country	Brazil
States	Bahia ; Espírito Santo ; Minas Gerais ; Rio de Janeiro ; São Paulo ;
Conservation
Habitat loss	69.3%
Protected	1.10%

Last updated June 24, 2024

The Bahia interior forests is an ecoregion of eastern Brazil. It is part of the larger Atlantic forests biome complex, and lies between the Bahia coastal forests and the dry shrublands and savannas of Brazil's interior.

Setting

The Bahia interior forests cover an area of 230,000 square kilometers (89,000 sq mi), extending across portions of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and Sergipe states. The Bahia interior forests lie inland from the Bahia coastal forests, which extend approximately 150 km (93 mi) inland from the coast. The Bahia interior forests extend north to the São Francisco River, where they lie much closer to the coast, and are bounded on the west by the dry Caatinga shrublands. Moving south, the forests extend further inland to the Rio Paraíba do Sul, Rio Preto, and Rio Grande, which form the boundary with the Alto Paraná Atlantic forests to the southwest.

Flora

Atlantic forest in Minas Gerais, interior Bahia and southern Espírito Santo, according to IBGE, consists of a semi-deciduous or deciduous forest.^[2] In this ecoregion is found a highly threatened species, the "Brazilian rosewood" (Dalbergia nigra).^[3]

Fauna

This ecoregion is poorly known. Recently, a new primate species was described, the Coimbra Filho's titi, and other primate, the Northern muriqui is endemic of Bahia interior forests ecoregion.

Conservation and threats

Bahia interior forest is one of the most modified ecoregions in Atlantic forest region. Most forests remnants has less than 10 km², and even these are currently under strong pressure from anthropogenic activities, as fires, illegal deforestation and predatory hunting.^[3] Less than 2 percent of Bahia interior forests are protected as conservation units. The largest forest remnant of this ecoregion is the Rio Doce State Park, with 359 km² of area.^[3]

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References

1 2 3 4 Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference . University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
↑ "Mapa da área de Aplicação da Lei nº 11.428 de 2006" (PDF). IBGE. 2012-07-28.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
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[Atlas-1] 1 2 3 4 Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference . University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.

[ibgemap-2] "Mapa da área de Aplicação da Lei nº 11.428 de 2006" (PDF). IBGE. 2012-07-28.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[wwf-3] 1 2 3 "Bahia interior forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.

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