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Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve

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31: 162:, and studies on the impacts of fragmentation. The grid of LTER sites is made up of 25-square-kilometre (9.7 sq mi) plots inserted into a larger grid of 64-square-kilometre (25 sq mi) plots. Within the grid, which is used for straight line transect surveys of biodiversity, there are 250-metre (820 ft) long permanent survey plots. 179:(2.5 mi) along the western edge of the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve. It is considered the largest preserved forest fragment within an urban area in Brazil. It is located in the Cidade de Deus neighborhood in Manaus. The botanical garden offers direct contact with nature and serves as a tourist attraction. 178:
The Adolfo Ducke Botanical Garden was founded on October 24, 2000. Occupying 5% of the Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve, it has 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) distributed in a strip 500 metres (1,600 ft) wide and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long along the southern edge and 4 kilometres
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The Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve is one of the most intensively studied patches of rainforest in the world. It is one of the most important research sites in the Amazon because it is relatively intact. It is easily accessible from the city of
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Barroso, Antonia Lucia Fernandes; Mesquita, Rita de Cássia Guimarães (September 2014).
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and includes areas for researchers to stay for extended periods to carry out research.
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The Adolfo Ducke Botanical Garden is administered through a partnership between the
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The reserve was established in 1963 in honour of the entomologist and botanist
150:(LTER). The reserve sits at the intersection of two major drainage areas, the 30: 298: 285: 81: 68: 234:"Maior floresta em área urbana do país é opção para turismo ecológico no AM" 167: 136: 132: 127:) is a 10,000-hectare (25,000-acre) protected area of the 240:(in Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. 105: 97: 60: 50: 40: 18: 35:Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest, near Manaus 204:"Localização[Jardim Botânico de Manaus]" 333:Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state) 8: 15: 268: 184:National Institute of Amazonian Research 195: 148:Long Term Ecological Research Network 7: 39: 101:10,000 ha (39 sq mi) 14: 131:on the outskirts of the city of 29: 125:Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke 104: 49: 24:Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke 208:www.jardimbotanicodemanaus.org 1: 174:Adolfo Ducke Botanical Garden 232:Melo, Tiago (28 June 2012). 117:Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve 19:Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve 354: 270:10.1590/2175-7860201465316 28: 23: 82:2.9621000°S 59.9318000°W 87:-2.9621000; -59.9318000 124: 295: /  78: /  299:2.9621°S 59.9318°W 304:-2.9621; -59.9318 129:Amazon rainforest 113: 112: 51:Nearest city 45:Amazon rainforest 345: 310: 309: 307: 306: 305: 300: 296: 293: 292: 291: 288: 275: 274: 272: 248: 242: 241: 229: 223: 222: 220: 219: 210:. Archived from 200: 93: 92: 90: 89: 88: 83: 79: 76: 75: 74: 71: 33: 16: 353: 352: 348: 347: 346: 344: 343: 342: 338:Forest reserves 328:Parks in Brazil 313: 312: 303: 301: 297: 294: 289: 286: 284: 282: 281: 279: 278: 250: 249: 245: 231: 230: 226: 217: 215: 202: 201: 197: 192: 176: 86: 84: 80: 77: 72: 69: 67: 65: 64: 36: 12: 11: 5: 351: 349: 341: 340: 335: 330: 325: 315: 314: 277: 276: 263:(3): 791–805. 243: 224: 194: 193: 191: 188: 175: 172: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 99: 95: 94: 62: 58: 57: 55:Manaus, Brazil 52: 48: 47: 42: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 350: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 320: 318: 311: 308: 271: 266: 262: 258: 254: 247: 244: 239: 235: 228: 225: 214:on 2019-08-15 213: 209: 205: 199: 196: 189: 187: 185: 180: 173: 171: 169: 163: 161: 160:Amazon region 157: 153: 149: 145: 140: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 108: 100: 96: 91: 73:59°55′54.48″W 63: 59: 56: 53: 46: 43: 32: 27: 22: 17: 280: 260: 256: 246: 237: 227: 216:. Retrieved 212:the original 207: 198: 181: 177: 164: 152:Amazon River 144:Adolfo Ducke 141: 116: 114: 70:2°57′43.56″S 302: / 257:Rodriguésia 106:Established 85: / 61:Coordinates 317:Categories 290:59°55′54″W 218:2019-08-20 190:References 121:Portuguese 287:2°57′44″S 156:Rio Negro 154:and the 41:Location 323:Manaus 168:Manaus 137:Brazil 133:Manaus 238:G1 AM 115:The 109:1963 98:Area 265:doi 139:. 319:: 261:65 259:. 255:. 236:. 206:. 135:, 123:: 273:. 267:: 221:. 119:(

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Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest, near Manaus
Amazon rainforest
Manaus, Brazil
2°57′43.56″S 59°55′54.48″W / 2.9621000°S 59.9318000°W / -2.9621000; -59.9318000
Portuguese
Amazon rainforest
Manaus
Brazil
Adolfo Ducke
Long Term Ecological Research Network
Amazon River
Rio Negro
Amazon region
Manaus
National Institute of Amazonian Research
"Localização[Jardim Botânico de Manaus]"
the original
"Maior floresta em área urbana do país é opção para turismo ecológico no AM"
"Subsídios para a gestão de jardins botânicos no Brasil - o caso do Jardim Botânico Adolpho Ducke de Manaus"
doi
10.1590/2175-7860201465316
2°57′44″S 59°55′54″W / 2.9621°S 59.9318°W / -2.9621; -59.9318
Categories
Manaus
Parks in Brazil
Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Forest reserves

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