1. The Pantanal Katie Fox

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

3. 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

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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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 ). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Pantanal.org. (2004). Waterland Research Institute. Retrieved from The Pantanal in the 21st Centuary :

8. References
Mitsch, W. J., & Gosselink, J. G. (2007). The Pantanal. In Wetlands (pp ). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Pantanal.org. (2004). Waterland Research Institute. Retrieved from The Pantanal in the 21st Centuary :