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Шаблон:Infobox protected area Gurupi Biological Reserve (Шаблон:Lang-pt) is a biological reserve in the State of Maranhão, in Brazil.

Location

The Gurupi Biological Reserve covers parts of the municipalities of Centro Novo do Maranhão and Bom Jardim in the state of Maranhão. It has an area of Шаблон:Convert. Elevations range from Шаблон:Convert above sea level. The reserve covers parts of the watersheds of the Gurupí and Pindaré rivers. Average annual rainfall is Шаблон:Convert. Temperatures range from Шаблон:Convert with an average of Шаблон:Convert. The vegetation is dense Amazon rainforest within the Centro de Endemismos Belém ecoregion, and is rich in species of flora.Шаблон:Sfn

History

The Gurupi Biological Reserve was created on 12 January 1988. The reserve is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.Шаблон:Sfn The Biological Reserve is a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia. The purpose is full preservation of biota and other natural attributes without human intervention. Specifically the reserve maintains a representative sample of the Amazon rainforest in Maranhão.Шаблон:Sfn The reserve is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.Шаблон:Sfn The proposed South Amazon Ecological Corridor would link the reserve to other protected areas and indigenous territories in the region.Шаблон:Sfn

Status

Studies with plants, butterflies and birds classify this biological reserve as one of the 12 pleistocenic refuges in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. It has lost more than half of its forest due to logging since its creation.Шаблон:Sfn Protected species are Kaapori capuchin (Cebus kaapori), oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), jaguar (Panthera onca), Belem curassow (Crax pinima), Amazonian barred woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes certhia), black-spotted bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata), red-necked aracari (Pteroglossus bitorquatus), dark-winged trumpeter (Psophia viridis) and pearly parakeet (Pyrrhura lepida).Шаблон:Sfn

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