Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve

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Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve is a protected coastal wetland and mangrove ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico, renowned for its rich biodiversity and unique “petenes” (tree-island) formations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Important Bird Area ⓘ
Ramsar site ⓘ
biosphere reserve ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wetland ecosystem ⓘ
biodiversity high species richness ⓘ
climate subhumid ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
containsHabitat brackish lagoons ⓘ
coastal dunes ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
seagrass meadows ⓘ
tropical dry forest patches ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
designation UNESCO biosphere reserve ⓘ
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal wetland ⓘ
karstic wetland ⓘ
mangrove ecosystem ⓘ
governingBody CONANP ⓘ
Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas ⓘ
hydrology influenced by karstic freshwater springs ⓘ
influenced by marine waters of the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
IUCNCategory VI ⓘ
locatedIn Calkiní Municipality ⓘ
Campeche ⓘ
linked to: Campeche state

Campeche Municipality ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
mainThreats climate change and sea-level rise ⓘ
coastal development ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
notableFeature coastal lagoons ⓘ
extensive mangrove forests ⓘ
petenes tree-island formations ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
sinkholes (cenotes) ⓘ
partOf National System of Natural Protected Areas of Mexico ⓘ
protects endemic species of the Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
mangrove species ⓘ
marine turtles ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
resident waterfowl ⓘ
recognizedFor important bird habitat ⓘ
mangrove conservation ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
unique petenes formations ⓘ

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Campeche → contains → Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
subject linked to: Campeche state