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Enriquillo wetlands

Bioma

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Reino biogeográfico

Neotropic

Humedal del lago Enriquillo y vegetación árida de la cuenca del Caribe.

Foto de la región - Eric Carrasco-Nunez / Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 4.0; attribution required.

Enriquillo wetlands

La ecorregión de los humedales de Enriquillo ocupa una depresión de baja altitud en el suroeste de La Española, a caballo entre la República Dominicana y Haití, y centrada en una cadena de lagos que incluye el hipersalino lago Enriquillo, el mayor lago del Caribe y uno cuya superficie se sitúa unos 44 metros por debajo del nivel del mar. Los márgenes del humedal están dominados por plantas tolerantes a la sal como el mangle botón (Conocarpus erectus), las eneas (Typha domingensis) y la barrilla (Batis maritima), que dan paso al bosque espinoso seco subtropical circundante con guayacán, almácigo, bayahonda y las palmas yarey y cacheo. El clima es árido para los trópicos, con bajas precipitaciones anuales del orden de 400 a 500 milímetros y aguas cálidas de entre unos 24 y 29 grados Celsius, mientras que la salinidad elevada y sulfurosa moldea el propio lago. Los humedales sustentan la mayor población de la isla del cocodrilo americano (Crocodylus acutus), la iguana de Ricord, en peligro crítico y presente solo en torno al lago Enriquillo, la iguana rinoceronte y la jicotea de La Española, endémica, con flamencos americanos y espátulas rosadas entre las aves, y tres parques nacionales de categoría II de la UICN protegen partes de la región. Para los jardineros de entornos igualmente cálidos y secos, los géneros nativos resistentes a la sequía de este paisaje, como Guaiacum (guayacán) y Bursera (almácigo), señalan plantas aptas para suelos áridos e influidos por la sal.

RESOLVE 580

Neotropic

243 sq mi

Flooded Grasslands & Savannas

Tipo de paisaje

Flooded Grasslands & Savannas

Región vegetal

Neotropic

Huella de la región

243 sq mi

Presión sobre el hábitat

Half Protected (Dinerstein NNH 1)

Origen y cuidado

Patrocinado

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Guayaquil flooded grasslands

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Orinoco wetlands

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RESOLVE 585 - Neotropic

Paraná flooded savanna

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Enriquillo wetlands educator packet

La ecorregión de los humedales de Enriquillo ocupa una depresión de baja altitud en el suroeste de La Española, a caballo entre la República Dominicana y Haití, y centrada en una cadena de lagos que incluye el hipersalino lago Enriquillo, el mayor lago del Caribe y uno cuya superficie se sitúa unos 44 metros por debajo del nivel del mar. Los márgenes del humedal están dominados por plantas tolerantes a la sal como el mangle botón (Conocarpus erectus), las eneas (Typha domingensis) y la barrilla (Batis maritima), que dan paso al bosque espinoso seco subtropical circundante con guayacán, almácigo, bayahonda y las palmas yarey y cacheo. El clima es árido para los trópicos, con bajas precipitaciones anuales del orden de 400 a 500 milímetros y aguas cálidas de entre unos 24 y 29 grados Celsius, mientras que la salinidad elevada y sulfurosa moldea el propio lago. Los humedales sustentan la mayor población de la isla del cocodrilo americano (Crocodylus acutus), la iguana de Ricord, en peligro crítico y presente solo en torno al lago Enriquillo, la iguana rinoceronte y la jicotea de La Española, endémica, con flamencos americanos y espátulas rosadas entre las aves, y tres parques nacionales de categoría II de la UICN protegen partes de la región. Para los jardineros de entornos igualmente cálidos y secos, los géneros nativos resistentes a la sequía de este paisaje, como Guaiacum (guayacán) y Bursera (almácigo), señalan plantas aptas para suelos áridos e influidos por la sal.

Realm

Neotropic

Dominant biome

Flooded Grasslands & Savannas

Approximate area

243 square miles

States / provinces

Not recorded

Climate descriptor

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- Which climate and biome facts explain why this region supports its characteristic plants?

- How do native-plant and wildlife-support claims differ from a species-presence claim?

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