Guianan mangroves (NT1411) | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Neotropical |
Biome | Mangrove |
Geography | |
Area | 14,500 km2 (5,600 sq mi) |
Countries | French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil |
Coordinates | 5°58′55″N 55°38′13″W / 5.982°N 55.637°W |
Climate type | Af: equatorial, fully humid |
The Guianan mangroves (NT1411) is a coastal ecoregion of southeastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil. The mangroves provide an important habitat for migrating birds that winter in the area. Large areas are intact, although they are threatened by destruction of the trees for timber and to make way for agriculture, and from upstream agricultural and industrial pollution.