Tapajós–Xingu moist forests
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The Tapajós–Xingu moist forests are a biodiverse tropical rainforest ecoregion in the central Brazilian Amazon, known for its rich endemic wildlife and extensive, relatively undisturbed forest cover between the Tapajós and Xingu rivers.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecoregion
ⓘ
moist broadleaf forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| biodiversityHotspot | Amazonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Tapajós River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xingu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
equatorial
ⓘ
tropical humid ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| ecoregionCode | NT0180 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high biodiversity
ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ low human population density ⓘ relatively intact forest cover ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemService |
carbon storage
ⓘ
climate regulation ⓘ freshwater regulation ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
amphibians
ⓘ
large mammals ⓘ macaws ⓘ parrots ⓘ primates ⓘ raptors ⓘ reptiles ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
epiphytes
ⓘ
lianas ⓘ tall canopy trees ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ central Amazon ⓘ |
| majorHabitatType | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Neotropical ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Global 200 ecoregions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WWF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedBy |
Tapajós River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xingu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ deforestation ⓘ hydroelectric development ⓘ logging ⓘ road construction ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
evergreen rainforest
ⓘ
seasonally flooded forest ⓘ terra firme forest ⓘ |
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