Angatuba Ecological Station

The Angatuba Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica de Angatuba) is an ecological station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Angatuba Ecological Station
Estação Ecológica de Angatuba
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Nearest city	Angatuba, São Paulo
Coordinates	23.415875°S 48.360764°W / -23.415875; -48.360764
Area	1,394 hectares (3,440 acres)
Designation	Ecological station
Created	13 August 1985
Administrator	Instituto Florestal (SP)

Location

The Angatuba Ecological Station is in the municipality of Angatuba in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of 1,394 hectares (3,440 acres).^[1] It is within the Angatuba State Forest.^[2] The terrain is hilly, with altitudes from 620 to 750 metres (2,030 to 2,460 ft).^[3]

History

The ESEC was created by decree 23.790 of 13 August 1985 in state-owned land in the Angatuba municipality. The purpose was to protect existing ecosystems, fauna and flora, and to support educational and scientific activities. It is managed by the Instituto Florestal of São Paulo.^[4]

Environment

The station contains a significant remnant of cerrado vegetation and forest at the southern limit of this type of biome.^[5] The cerrado is in contact with Atlantic Forest.^[6] It has a complex ecosystem of vital importance as a refuge for animals in danger of extinction.^[5] The vegetation consists of remnants of semideciduous forest in various stages of succession. 257 species of plant have been recorded including members of the Myrtaceae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rutaceae, Rubiaceae, Mimosoideae and Caesalpinioideae plant families. Animals include the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) and maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus).^[3]

Notes

1. ESEC de Angatuba (ESEC) – ISA, Informações gerais.
2. ESEC de Angatuba (ESEC) – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
3. Estação Ecológica de Angatuba – Ambiente Brasil.
4. ESEC de Angatuba (ESEC) – ISA, Historico Juridico.
5. ESEC de Angatuba (ESEC) – ISA, Características.
6. Barbosa Monteiro, Soares do Prado & Dias 2009, p. 14.

Sources

• Barbosa Monteiro, Claudio Henrique; Soares do Prado, Bárbara Heliodora; Dias, Antonio Cecílio (February 2009), Plano De Manejo Estação Ecológica De Angatuba (PDF) (in Portuguese), São Paulo – Brasil: Floresta Estadual & Estação Ecológgica de Angatuba, retrieved 2016-06-30^{[permanent dead link]}
• ESEC de Angatuba (ESEC) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-30
• Estação Ecológica de Angatuba (in Portuguese), Ambiente Brasil, 13 May 2010, retrieved 2016-06-30