The Pantanal Katie Fox

LOCATION Western Brazil Upper Paraguay River Basin 140,000 to 210,000 km2 World’s largets freshwater wetland Surrounded by riparian forests

Characteristics Dry Season (April to September) Water recedes and a savannah is exposed. Animals follow the receding waters. Plants enter dormant state. 21C (69 F) Wet season (October to March) Three meters of water form vast lakes hundreds of square kilometers in extent Replenish nutrients in soils 32C (90 F) 130,000 km2

Flora Home to Papaya (Carica papaya) Amazon Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum) Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia impetiginosa) Giant Water Lilly (Victoria amazonica)

Fauna 122 species of mammals, 93 of reptiles, and 263 of fish Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Golden Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) Caiman (Caiman yacare) Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)

Gilded Sapphire Hummingbird (Hylocharis chrysura) Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)  Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)  Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) Yellow-faced Parrot (Alipiopsitta xanthops) Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria) BIRDS!!! 656 of birds

Gold Mining: Localized atmospheric pollution Deforestation Values Threats Eco-tourism Diverse wildlife Flood Control Most impressive freshwater fishery Gold Mining: Localized atmospheric pollution Deforestation Agriculture: soil erosion and pesticides Loss of biodiversity Hidrovia Mitsch, W. J., & Gosselink, J. G. (2007). The Pantanal. In Wetlands (pp. 77-79). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pantanal.org. (2004). Waterland Research Institute. Retrieved from The Pantanal in the 21st Centuary : http://www.pantanal.org/pantanal.htm  

References Mitsch, W. J., & Gosselink, J. G. (2007). The Pantanal. In Wetlands (pp. 77-79). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pantanal.org. (2004). Waterland Research Institute. Retrieved from The Pantanal in the 21st Centuary : http://www.pantanal.org/pantanal.htm