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Reino biogeográfico

Indomalayan

Uma faixa baixa de manguezal ao longo de águas de maré abertas no Santuário de Vida Selvagem de Krishna, Andhra Pradesh.

Foto da região - J.M.Garg / Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 4.0; attribution required.

Godavari-Krishna mangroves

Os manguezais de Godavari-Krishna formam uma ecorregião de mangue costeiro ao longo do litoral oriental da Índia, presente em enclaves descontínuos pelos estados de Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu e Puducherry, com os maiores povoamentos concentrados nos deltas dos rios Godavari e Krishna, em Andhra Pradesh. As florestas são dominadas por gêneros de mangue tolerantes ao sal, como Avicennia (em especial Avicennia marina), Rhizophora, Bruguiera e a suculenta Suaeda, que formam um dossel denso sobre um sub-bosque de trepadeiras e arbustos. O clima é tropical e fortemente monçônico, moldado pelas monções do sudoeste e do nordeste e moderado pelo oceano vizinho, com um litoral frequentemente açoitado por ciclones e ressacas que os manguezais ajudam a amortecer. Essas áreas úmidas são um refúgio importante para fauna como o varano-aquático e o crocodilo-de-água-salgada, e abrigam bem mais de uma centena de espécies de aves, entre elas tântalos-indianos, pelicanos-de-bico-manchado e flamingos. Grande parte do mangue original foi desmatada, e apenas uma pequena parcela da ecorregião encontra-se dentro de áreas protegidas como Point Calimere, o lago Pulicat e Bhitarkanika, sendo a criação de camarão, o desvio de água doce e o desenvolvimento costeiro as principais ameaças em curso.

RESOLVE 316

Indomalayan

2,707 sq mi

Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

Tipo de paisagem

Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

Região vegetal

Indomalayan

Pegada da região

2,707 sq mi

Pressão sobre o habitat

Nature Imperiled (Dinerstein NNH 4)

Origem e cuidado

Patrocinado

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Aravalli west thorn scrub forests

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Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

RESOLVE 315 - Indomalayan

Deccan thorn scrub forests

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Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

RESOLVE 317 - Indomalayan

Indus Valley desert

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Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

RESOLVE 318 - Indomalayan

Thar desert

The Thar Desert is an Indomalayan xeric ecoregion straddling the India-Pakistan border, reaching west from the Aravalli Range across the northwestern Indian states of Rajasthan and Gujarat into the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan. Its sparse, sandy landscape is dominated by xerophilous grasses and thorn scrub interspersed with hardy tree genera such as Acacia, Prosopis, Tamarix, and Zizyphus, with the khejri (Prosopis cineraria) a characteristic native tree. The climate is one of extremes, with winter temperatures near freezing, summer highs exceeding 50 degrees Celsius, and limited, erratic monsoon rainfall falling mainly from July to September. Despite this harshness it sustains notable wildlife, including blackbuck, Indian gazelle (chinkara), the caracal as its flagship species, and the critically endangered great Indian bustard. It is also the most densely populated desert in the world, where intensive livestock grazing remains a leading pressure on the fragile native vegetation. Gardeners in arid climates may recognize drought-tolerant ornamentals among its native flora, such as Tamarix and Zizyphus.

Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

RESOLVE 807 - Palearctic

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Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

RESOLVE 808 - Palearctic

Alashan Plateau semi-desert

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Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

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Godavari-Krishna mangroves educator packet

Os manguezais de Godavari-Krishna formam uma ecorregião de mangue costeiro ao longo do litoral oriental da Índia, presente em enclaves descontínuos pelos estados de Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu e Puducherry, com os maiores povoamentos concentrados nos deltas dos rios Godavari e Krishna, em Andhra Pradesh. As florestas são dominadas por gêneros de mangue tolerantes ao sal, como Avicennia (em especial Avicennia marina), Rhizophora, Bruguiera e a suculenta Suaeda, que formam um dossel denso sobre um sub-bosque de trepadeiras e arbustos. O clima é tropical e fortemente monçônico, moldado pelas monções do sudoeste e do nordeste e moderado pelo oceano vizinho, com um litoral frequentemente açoitado por ciclones e ressacas que os manguezais ajudam a amortecer. Essas áreas úmidas são um refúgio importante para fauna como o varano-aquático e o crocodilo-de-água-salgada, e abrigam bem mais de uma centena de espécies de aves, entre elas tântalos-indianos, pelicanos-de-bico-manchado e flamingos. Grande parte do mangue original foi desmatada, e apenas uma pequena parcela da ecorregião encontra-se dentro de áreas protegidas como Point Calimere, o lago Pulicat e Bhitarkanika, sendo a criação de camarão, o desvio de água doce e o desenvolvimento costeiro as principais ameaças em curso.

Realm

Indomalayan

Dominant biome

Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

Approximate area

2,707 square miles

States / provinces

Not recorded

Climate descriptor

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