Rio Piranhas mangroves
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| Rio Piranhas mangroves | |
|---|---|
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 Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropic |
| Biome | Mangroves |
| Geography | |
| Area | 2,072 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Country | Brazil |
The Rio Piranhas mangroves ecoregion (WWF ID: NT1432) covers a series of mangrove forests along the Atlantic Ocean coast of the eastern tip of Brazil. The mangrove sections are spread across 350 km, from the mouth of the Mamanguape River in the north, to the vicinity of Maceió in the south. This coast is centered on the city of Recife, and the mangrove sections often surround industrial ports and cities.[1][2][3]
There are five major, separate mangrove sectors in this ecoregion (north to south):
- Mamanguape River, a river estuary in Paraíba State,
- Paraíba do Norte River, with a large estuary north of the Paraiba capital city of João Pessoa
- Pernambuco State sector, extending 50 km north and south on the coast from the major city of Recife. The section includes the estuaries of the Tracunhaém River, Pirapama River, and Ipojuca River
- Mundaú Lagoon, at the city of Maceió, Alagoas State
- São Miguel River (Alagoas), an estuary in Alagoas State.
North of Recife, the interior territory to the mangroves is the Pernambuco interior forests ecoregion. To the south of Recife it is the Pernambuco coastal forests ecoregion.[2]
Climate
The climate of the ecoregion is Tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification (Am)). This climate is characterized by relatively even temperatures throughout the year (all months being greater than 18 °C (64 °F) average temperature), and a pronounced dry season. The driest month has less than 60 mm of precipitation, but more than (100-(average/25) mm. This climate is mid-way between a tropical rainforest and a tropical savannah. The dry month usually at or right after the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.[4][5] Precipitation averages from 1,800 to 2,100 mm/year.
