Floresta ombrófila mista

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The Floresta ombrófila mista ( Portuguese for rain-loving mixed grove ) is an area of araucaria forests that once extended over a very large area in southern Brazil and partly in the province of Misiones ( Argentina ). They are not to be confused with the araucaria forests of the Andes .

Original extension of the Floresta Ombrófila Mista.

The tree species Brazilian araucaria ( Araucaria angustifolia ) is characteristic of the Floresta ombrófila mista . Many endangered animal and plant species are found in these forests, including the azure raven ( Cyanocorax caeruleus ) and the jaguar . The unusually high biodiversity of frogs ( Anura ) is remarkable . To date, 76 species from 24 genera have been recorded here on an area of ​​around 300 square kilometers, around a quarter of which are endemic .

This forest formation is part of the Mata Atlântica biome .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.sosmatatlantica.org.br/ SOS Mata Atlântica
  2. ↑ Axel Kwet: Frogs in the Brazilian Araucaria Forest . In: Biology in Our Time . No. 3, 2004, ISSN  0045-205X , pp. 170-178.

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