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The Atlantic Forest (Portuguese: Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and the Misiones Province of Argentina, where the region is known as Selva Misionera.
The Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, or Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve (MABR, Portuguese: Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica), is a biosphere reserve covering remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, including fully protected and sustainable use conservation units and buffer zones.
The Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor (Portuguese: Corredor Central da Mata Atlântica is an ecological corridor in the states of Espírito Santo and Bahia, Brazil. It promotes improvements to connectivity between fragments of Atlantic Forest in the region with the goal of maintaining genetic health among flora and fauna.
Mata Escura Brazil: Biological Reserve: June 5, 2003 50.890 [77] Located on the banks of the Jequitinhonha River, it is the largest forest fragment in the northeast of Minas Gerais. It includes rare species in the Atlantic Forest, such as the golden-bellied capuchin and the jaguar. [78] Mata da Estrela Brazil: Private natural heritage reserve ...
The Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic (Portuguese: Mosaico da Mata Atlântica Central Fluminense) is a protected area mosaic in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mosaic is inland, to the east of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
The Araucaria moist forests are within the Atlantic Forest Biome (Mata Atlântica), which is recognized as a biodiversity hotspot by Conservation International, and as a Global 200 ecoregion by the World Wildlife Fund. [citation needed] 4.757% of the ecoregion is in protected areas.
Flora of the Atlantic Forest−Mata Atlântica biome is a biome with ecoregions of southeastern South America. Located primarily in Brazil, and into southern South America in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Map of Atlantic Forest−Mata Atlântica biome in South America.
Mata Atlântica [ edit ] The Atlantic Forest is composed of a series of ecosystems with very different structures and composition of flowers, as well as the climatic characteristics of the region where it occurs, having as a common element the exposure to the humid winds that blow from the ocean.