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52: 59: 201:(61.2%) in Alagoas. It has an area of 6,116 hectares (15,110 acres). The ESEC is in the northwestern region of Alagoas, in an area that has been degraded by sugarcane plantations and cattle ranching. The ESEC is used only by researchers and for environmental education. Most of the station is in the 213:
The Murici Environmental Protection Area was created by state law 5,907 of 14 March 1997 to provide a buffer zone for the ESEC. The Murici Ecological Station was created by federal decree on 28 May 2001. The consultative council was created on 21 November 2002. It is classed as
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highway. The areas of permanent preservation are not respected by the local population, but are cleared for subsistence farming, sugarcane and pasture. Part of the problem is the lack of compensation to former owners for the land incorporated in the ESEC.
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biome. In the best preserved areas, mostly at the higher elevations, the forest forms a fairly uniform closed canopy up to 40 metres (130 ft) high that provides shade and retains moisture. Tree species include murici
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The rainy season is from April to August, with the highest rainfall in May and July. Annual rainfall ranges from 800 to 1,800 millimetres (31 to 71 in). The ESEC has many springs, gullies and streams that feed the
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As of 2006 land ownership had still not been regularized. Since some undisturbed land lay outside the ESEC, and some land within the ESEC was disturbed, adjustments to the boundaries could be warranted.
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Ia (strict nature reserve). The purpose is to preserve nature and undertake scientific research. The area is considered a priority for the preservation of birds. The ESEC is administered by the
675: 1056: 760: 239:. The water supply for the Fleixeiras municipality comes from the ESEC. Temperatures range from 20 to 29 °C (68 to 84 °F), with an average of 25 °C (77 °F). 671: 219: 149: 1148: 878: 1143: 883: 722: 88: 979: 753: 1031: 51: 818: 1138: 1128: 205:, but parts of the east of the ESEC are in the coastal sedimentary tablelands. Elevations range from 100 to 580 metres (330 to 1,900 ft). 1036: 974: 959: 924: 473:
The unit suffers from subsistence hunting by local residents and sports hunting by people from other locations. The most hunted species are
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There is high diversity of animal species. The ESEC has 13 species of endangered birds, two of which are endemic, the
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Fernandes, Jailton José Ferreira; Seixas, José Antônio Barros; Cunha, Ana Maria Canut (November 2006),
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Plano operativo de prevenção e combate aos incêndios florestais da Estação Ecológica de Murici
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The Murici Ecological Station (ESEC) is divided between the municipalities of
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that is important as a home for several species of rare or endangered birds.
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The understory contains seedlings of trees, palms such as
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Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Murici
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IUCN category
strict nature reserve
Map showing the location of Murici Ecological Station
Murici
9°12′36″S 35°52′12″W / 9.209999°S 35.870065°W / -9.209999; -35.870065
Ecological station
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
Portuguese
ecological station
Alagoas
Atlantic Forest
Flexeiras
Messias
Murici
Borborema Plateau
IUCN protected area category
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
Mundaú River
Atlantic Forest
Byrsonima sericea
Didymopanax morototoni
Parkia pendula
Tabebuia
Pseudobombax
Bowdichia virgilioides
Tapirira guianensis
Handroanthus impetiginosus
Protium
Euterpe catinga
Araceae

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