Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve
Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve is a federally-administered biological reserve in the municipality of Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil.
It covers a large area of Amazon biome including rainforest, wetlands and water.History
The reserve, which covers, was created on 21 September 1979.
It is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.
The objective is to fully preserve the biota and other natural attributes of the reserve without human interference except for recovery of degraded ecosystems and actions to preserve the natural balance, biological diversity and natural ecological processes. A specific objective is to ensure survival of the Arrau turtle and other turtles, and to preserve a sample of the Amazon ecosystem.
It adjoins the Trombetas State Forest to the north, the Faro State Forest to the east and the Saracá-Taquera National Forest to the south.Environment
The reserve is in the Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests ecoregion.
The landscape is rugged, with altitudes that range from.
It contains exposed rock from an ancient craton and sediments from the Amazon.
Temperature ranges from with average temperature of. Annual rainfall is about.
86% of the reserve is covered by upland rainforests, 6% by flooding forests and 6.5% by water.
The area is drained by the Acapu River and the Arrozal, Candieiro, Mungubal and Cabeceira Grande streams.
Numerous lakes in the floodplain are permanently connected to the Trombetas River, forming a large wetland.
The diverse plant species include manilkara huberi, caryocar, dipteryx odorata, chrysophyllum, goupia glabra, copaiba, bertholletia excelsa, anacardium giganteum and palms such as attalea maripa, oenocarpus bacaba and astrocaryum vulgare.
Migratory bird species include osprey, collared plover and large-billed tern.
The glossy antshrike is endemic.Status
The Biological Reserve is a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia.
Since 2002 management of the Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve and the Saracá-Taquera National Forest, which is adjacent to the south, has been combined.
The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.
Protected species include giant anteater, giant armadillo, giant otter and Amazonian manatee.
