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Tupiniquins Ecological Station

Coordinates: 25°04′44″S 47°13′01″W / 25.079°S 47.217°W / -25.079; -47.217
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Tupiniquins Ecological Station
Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins
Map showing the location of Tupiniquins Ecological Station
Map showing the location of Tupiniquins Ecological Station
Location in Brazil
Nearest cityIguape, São Paulo
Coordinates25°04′44″S 47°13′01″W / 25.079°S 47.217°W / -25.079; -47.217
Area1,728 hectares (4,270 acres)
DesignationEcological station
Created21 July 1986

Tupiniquins Ecological Station (Template:Lang-pt) is a coastal marine ecological station on the coast of São Paulo State, Brazil.

Location

The Tupiniquins Ecological Station is a coastal marine area of 1,728 hectares (4,270 acres) that was created on 21 July 1986. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] It is in the municipalities of Cananéia, Itanhaém and Peruíbe in São Paulo State.[2] The unit includes the following islands and islets:[3]

Tupiniquins Ecological Station is located in São Paulo state
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Locations in São Paulo
Island/Islet Coordinates
A. Ilha Queimada Pequena 24°22′32″S 46°48′23″W / 24.375526°S 46.806452°W / -24.375526; -46.806452
B. Ilhota das Gaivotas 24°22′29″S 46°48′14″W / 24.374784°S 46.804010°W / -24.374784; -46.804010
C. Ilha de Peruibe 24°21′42″S 46°58′49″W / 24.361591°S 46.980299°W / -24.361591; -46.980299
D. Ilha do Cambriú 25°09′54″S 47°54′41″W / 25.164900°S 47.911505°W / -25.164900; -47.911505
E. Ilha do Castilho 25°16′25″S 47°57′17″W / 25.273521°S 47.954857°W / -25.273521; -47.954857

Conservation and environment

The Ecological Station is a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia. The purpose is to conserve nature and support research.[2] Average rainfall is 2,248 millimetres (88.5 in) and average temperature 21 °C (70 °F). Vegetation is from the Atlantic Forest biome with plants typical of salt marshes, sandy ridges, plains and continental beaches. Migratory bird species included royal tern (thalasseus maximus), Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), South American tern (sterna hirundinacea) and peregrine falcon (falco peregrinus).[2] The conservation unit is part of the Lagamar mosaic.[4]

References

  1. ^ Esec de Tupiniquins – Chico Mendes.
  2. ^ a b c Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.
  3. ^ Edilene Oliveira de Menezes 2008, p. 28.
  4. ^ Unidades de Conservação - Mosaico do Litoral Sul...

Sources

  • Edilene Oliveira de Menezes (2008), Plano de Manejo da Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins (PDF) (in Portuguese), Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, retrieved 2016-04-18
  • Esec de Tupiniquins (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-18
  • Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins, MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-18
  • Unidades de Conservação - Mosaico do Litoral Sul de São Paulo e do Litoral do Paraná - LAGAMAR (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-09-19
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