Campos rupestres | |
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Campos rupestres in Serra do Espinhaço, Brazil.
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Ecology | |
Biome | Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
Borders | Bahia interior forests, Serra do Mar coastal forests, Cerrado and Caatinga |
Geography | |
Area | 26,417 km2 (10,200 sq mi) |
Country | Brazil |
States | São Paulo (state), Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Bahia |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Relatively Stable/Intact |
Protected | 5.00% |
Coordinates: 18°14′41″S 43°41′34″W / 18.244755°S 43.692703°W
The campos rupestres ("rocky fields") is an ecoregion of the montane subtropical savanna biome, located in eastern Brazil. It is situated within the South American Atlantic Forest, and borders the Cerrado subtropical savanna ecoregion.
The Portuguese term campos rupestres means "rocky fields", but is used to describe the shrubby savanna vegetation that grows in this habitat. It is found at elevations from 700 to 2,000 metres (2,300 to 6,600 ft). It is known for high levels of endemism at the genus and species levels. The Köppen climate classification is "Cwa": warm temperate, dry winter, hot summer.
The ecoregion consists of a series of relatively small and isolated grasslands in the Espinhaço Mountains of eastern Brazil, surrounded by lowland and montane forests. It also forms discontinuous enclaves in the Mantiqueira Mountains and the Serra dos Órgãos range. They are found in the states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro.