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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox ecoregion The Guayaquil flooded grasslands (NT0905) is an ecoregion near the Pacific coast of the Ecuador. The ecoregion is critically endangered due to conversion into agricultural land.

Location

The Guayaquil flooded grasslands ecoregion is in the southwest of Ecuador in the delta of the Guayas River, extending south to the mangroves of the Gulf of Guayaquil. It covers an area of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn The Guayaquil flooded grasslands adjoin the Western Ecuador moist forests ecoregion to the west and north, and a section of the Ecuadorian dry forests ecoregion to the east. To the southeast they merge into the South American Pacific mangroves ecoregion. The extreme south adjoins the Tumbes–Piura dry forests.Шаблон:Sfn

Physical

The Köppen climate classification is "Aw": equatorial, dry winter.Шаблон:Sfn In a sample location at coordinates Шаблон:Coord temperatures are fairly constant throughout the year, slightly cooler in July and slightly warmer in April. Yearly average minimum temperatures are Шаблон:Convert and maximum Шаблон:Convert, with a mean of Шаблон:Convert. Monthly precipitation ranges from less than Шаблон:Convert in July–November to Шаблон:Convert in March. Total annual precipitation is about Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn

Ecology

The Guayaquil flooded grasslands are in the neotropical realm, in the flooded grasslands and savannas biome.Шаблон:Sfn

The grasslands are seasonally flooded, and also hold riparian flora.Шаблон:Sfn Endangered birds include yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) and Peruvian tern (Sternula lorata).Шаблон:Sfn Endangered reptiles include green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).Шаблон:Sfn

Status

The World Wildlife Fund gives the ecoregion a status of "Critical/Endangered". Threats come from the steady growth of the human population and large-scale irrigation programs for agriculture.Шаблон:Sfn As of 2000 the Шаблон:Convert flooded grasslands ecoregion had Шаблон:Convert, or 31.9%, natural cover with extractive use, and Шаблон:Convert of agricultural land.Шаблон:Sfn A 2006 book said the Шаблон:Convert ecoregion had protected areas of Шаблон:Convert, or 2%. 67.1% of the area had been transformed.Шаблон:Sfn

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