Cerrado

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biodiversity hotspot biome tropical savanna ecoregion

The Cerrado is a vast tropical savanna ecoregion in central Brazil, renowned for its rich biodiversity, unique mix of grasslands and woodlands, and critical role in South American water and climate systems.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cerrado biome	6
Cerrado ecoregion	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biodiversity hotspot ⓘ biome ⓘ tropical savanna ecoregion ⓘ
adaptation	fire-adapted vegetation ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall	approximately 800–2000 millimeters ⓘ
biomeType	savanna ⓘ
conservationStatus	highly threatened biome ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
coversArea	about 22 percent of Brazil’s territory ⓘ approximately 2 million square kilometers ⓘ
ecologicalProcess	frequent natural fires ⓘ
feedsRiverBasin	Amazon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraná–Paraguay Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ São Francisco Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAmphibianSpeciesCount	over 150 amphibian species ⓘ
hasBirdSpeciesCount	over 800 bird species ⓘ
hasClimate	tropical seasonal climate ⓘ
hasEndemicFloraSpeciesCount	about 4,400 endemic plant species ⓘ
hasFaunaSpeciesCount	thousands of animal species ⓘ
hasFishSpeciesCount	over 1,200 fish species ⓘ
hasFloraSpeciesCount	over 12,000 plant species ⓘ
hasMammalSpeciesCount	over 200 mammal species ⓘ
hasProtectedAreaCoverage	less than 10 percent strictly protected ⓘ
hasReptileSpeciesCount	over 180 reptile species ⓘ
hasSeason	distinct dry season ⓘ distinct wet season ⓘ
knownFor	high biodiversity ⓘ high endemism ⓘ
locatedIn	South America ⓘ central Brazil ⓘ
partOf	Neotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesEcosystemService	carbon storage ⓘ climate regulation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ
recognizedAs	one of the world’s most endangered savannas ⓘ
recognizedBy	Conservation International as a biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
roleInHydrology	source region for major South American river basins ⓘ
soilCharacteristic	acidic soils ⓘ high aluminum content ⓘ nutrient-poor soils ⓘ
threatenedBy	agricultural expansion ⓘ cattle ranching ⓘ deforestation ⓘ monoculture plantations ⓘ soybean cultivation ⓘ unsustainable fire management ⓘ
vegetationType	gallery forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ scrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ