| Niquiá Ecological Station | |
|---|---|
| Estação Ecológica de Níquia | |
  Location in Brazil | |
| Nearest city | Caracaraí, Roraima |
| Coordinates | 1°16′01″N 61°27′07″W / 1.267°N 61.452°W |
| Area | 284,787 hectares (703,720 acres) |
| Designation | Ecological station |
| Created | 3 June 1985 |
Niquiá Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica de Níquia) is an ecological station in the Caracaraí municipality of Roraima state, Brazil.
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]
References
Sources
- "Estação Ecológica de Níquia", Ambiente Brasil, 23 June 2010, 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