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List Of Birds Of The Sierra De Manantlán Biosphere Reserve
This article contains a list of birds found in the Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve, which straddles the states of Colima and Jalisco in Mexico. The reserve is located in the transition of the Nearctic and Neotropical realms and encompasses parts of the Sierra Madre del Sur, with a wide range of altitudes, climates and soils. The effects of tectonic and volcanic activities and erosion are notable within the reserve. Forest types in the reserve including mesophytic, Cloud forest, cloud, and Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, dry deciduous and semi-deciduous tropical forests. Anthropologists know the region as ''Zona de Occidente'', an area notably different to the rest of Mesoamerica. Some ceramic remnants, figurines and graves have been found, but there is little other material evidence. As of 1995 almost 8,000 people lived in the Reserva de la Biosfera Manantlan, engaged mainly in agriculture (corn, beans, tomatoes, sugar cane, watermelon, mangoes), livestock gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra De Manantlán Biosphere Reserve
The Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve ( es, Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra de Manantlán) (established 1988) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the states of Colima and Jalisco, Mexico. The reserve is located in the transition of the Nearctic and Neotropical realms and encompasses parts of the Sierra Madre del Sur, with a wide range of altitudes, climates and soils. The effects of tectonic and volcanic activities and erosion are notable within the reserve. Geography The reserve is in the Sierra de Manantlán, part of the western Sierra Madre del Sur. The reserve is mostly in Jalisco state, with a portion in Colima. The reserve is administered by the municipalities of Autlán, Cuautitlán, Casimiro Castillo, Tolimán and Tuxcacuesco in Jalisco and Minatitlán and Comala in Colima. Anthropologists know the region as ''Zona de Occidente'', an area notably different from the rest of Mesoamerica. Some ceramic remnants, figurines and graves have been found, but there is little o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |