Niquiá Ecological Station

Niquiá Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica de Níquia) is an ecological station in the Caracaraí municipality of Roraima state, Brazil.

Niquiá Ecological Station
Estação Ecológica de Níquia
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Location in Brazil
Nearest cityCaracaraí, Roraima
Coordinates1°16′01″N 61°27′07″W
Area284,787 hectares (703,720 acres)
DesignationEcological station
Created3 June 1985

History

The station, which has an area of 284,787 hectares (703,720 acres), was created on 3 June 1985. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.[2] The unit was created to preserve the genetic banks of the flora. It is named after the stream from which Aniquiá takes its name. It lies in the Caracaraí municipality of Roraima state.[3]

Status

As of 2009 the Ecological Station was a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia, with a terrestrial area of 286,600 hectares (708,000 acres).[4] The station is a region of transition forest, with tall trees with thin trunks. Fauna are representative of both the Amazon and the cerrado.[3] The white-bellied spider monkey (ateles belzebuth) is protected in the station.[1]

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References
  1. Estação Ecológica Niquiá – Chico Mendes.
  2. Full list: PAs supported by ARPA.
  3. Estação Ecológica de Níquia – Ambiente Brasil.
  4. Triana 2009.

Sources
  • "Estação Ecológica de Níquia", Ambiente Brasil, retrieved 2016-04-16
  • Estação Ecológica Niquiá (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-16
  • Full list: PAs supported by ARPA, ARPA, retrieved 2016-08-07
  • Triana, Elisa (29 May 2009), "Strict Nature Reserves in Brazil", The Encyclopedia of Earth, retrieved 2016-04-15
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