Maracá Ecological Station

Maracá Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica de Maracá) is an ecological station in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil. It consists of a large island in the Uraricoera River that is covered by Amazon rainforest.

For the ecological station in Amapá, see Maracá-Jipioca Ecological Station.
Maracá Ecological Station
Estação Ecológica de Maracá
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Location in Brazil
Nearest cityBoa Vista, Roraima
Coordinates3°24′18″N 61°41′10″W
Area103,976 hectares (256,930 acres)
DesignationEcological station
Created2 June 1981

History

The Maracá Ecological Station was established by presidential decree on 2 June 1981. The station consists of the island of Maracá between the Santa Rosa and Maracá branches of the Uraricoera River in the municipality of Boa Vista, Roraima, with an area of 101,312 hectares (250,350 acres).[1] The Maracá Ecological Station now covers 103,976 hectares (256,930 acres). It was established with the purpose of preserving a representative sample of the Amazon ecosystem. A grid of trails was designed by the Roraima regional center of PPBio, and completed in March 2006.[2]

Status

As of 2009 the Ecological Station was a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia, with a terrestrial area of 101,312 hectares (250,350 acres).[3] It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[4] The conservation unit is supported by the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.[5] It would be included in the proposed Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor.[6] The White-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) is a protected species in the reserve.[4]

References
  1. Presidência da República 1981.
  2. Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa 2006.
  3. Triana 2009.
  4. Estação Ecológica de Maracá – Chico Mendes.
  5. Full list: PAs supported by ARPA.
  6. Ayres et al. 2005, p. 31.

Sources
  • Ayres, José Márcio; Da Fonseca, Gustavo A. B.; Rylands, Anthony B.; Queiroz, Helder L.; Pinto, Luiz Paulo; Masterson, Donald; Cavalcanti, Roberto B. (2005), Os Corredores Ecológicos das Florestas Tropicais do Brasil (PDF) (in Portuguese), Sociedade Civil Mamirauá, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-31, retrieved 2016-10-28
  • Estação Ecológica de Maracá (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-16
  • Full list: PAs supported by ARPA, ARPA, retrieved 2016-08-07
  • Presidência da República (2 June 1981), DECRETO Nº 86.061, DE 2 DE JUNHO DE 1981. Cria Estações Ecológicas, e dá outras providências., retrieved 2016-04-16
  • Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa (2006), ESEC Maracá (in Portuguese), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Roraima, retrieved 2016-04-16
  • Triana, Elisa (29 May 2009), "Strict Nature Reserves in Brazil", The Encyclopedia of Earth, retrieved 2016-04-15
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