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Godavari-Krishna mangroves

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Reino biogeográfico

Indomalayan

Una franja baja de manglar a lo largo de aguas mareales abiertas en el Santuario de Vida Silvestre de Krishna, Andhra Pradesh.

Foto de la región - J.M.Garg / Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 4.0; attribution required.

Godavari-Krishna mangroves

Los manglares de Godavari-Krishna forman una ecorregión de manglar costero a lo largo del litoral oriental de la India, presente en enclaves discontinuos por los estados de Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu y Puducherry, con las mayores masas concentradas en los deltas de los ríos Godavari y Krishna, en Andhra Pradesh. Los bosques están dominados por géneros de mangle tolerantes a la sal, como Avicennia (en especial Avicennia marina), Rhizophora, Bruguiera y la suculenta Suaeda, que forman un dosel denso sobre un sotobosque de plantas trepadoras y arbustos. El clima es tropical y marcadamente monzónico, moldeado por los monzones del suroeste y del noreste y moderado por el océano contiguo, con una costa azotada con frecuencia por ciclones y marejadas que los manglares ayudan a amortiguar. Estos humedales son un refugio importante para fauna como el varano acuático y el cocodrilo marino, y albergan bastante más de un centenar de especies de aves, entre ellas tántalos indios, pelícanos orientales y flamencos. Gran parte del manglar original ha sido talada, y solo una pequeña parte de la ecorregión se encuentra dentro de áreas protegidas como Point Calimere, el lago Pulicat y Bhitarkanika, siendo la cría de camarón, el desvío de agua dulce y el desarrollo costero las principales amenazas en curso.

RESOLVE 316

Indomalayan

2,707 sq mi

Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

Tipo de paisaje

Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

Región vegetal

Indomalayan

Huella de la región

2,707 sq mi

Presión sobre el hábitat

Nature Imperiled (Dinerstein NNH 4)

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Godavari-Krishna mangroves educator packet

Los manglares de Godavari-Krishna forman una ecorregión de manglar costero a lo largo del litoral oriental de la India, presente en enclaves discontinuos por los estados de Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu y Puducherry, con las mayores masas concentradas en los deltas de los ríos Godavari y Krishna, en Andhra Pradesh. Los bosques están dominados por géneros de mangle tolerantes a la sal, como Avicennia (en especial Avicennia marina), Rhizophora, Bruguiera y la suculenta Suaeda, que forman un dosel denso sobre un sotobosque de plantas trepadoras y arbustos. El clima es tropical y marcadamente monzónico, moldeado por los monzones del suroeste y del noreste y moderado por el océano contiguo, con una costa azotada con frecuencia por ciclones y marejadas que los manglares ayudan a amortiguar. Estos humedales son un refugio importante para fauna como el varano acuático y el cocodrilo marino, y albergan bastante más de un centenar de especies de aves, entre ellas tántalos indios, pelícanos orientales y flamencos. Gran parte del manglar original ha sido talada, y solo una pequeña parte de la ecorregión se encuentra dentro de áreas protegidas como Point Calimere, el lago Pulicat y Bhitarkanika, siendo la cría de camarón, el desvío de agua dulce y el desarrollo costero las principales amenazas en curso.

Realm

Indomalayan

Dominant biome

Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

Approximate area

2,707 square miles

States / provinces

Not recorded

Climate descriptor

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