Campos rupestres

Campos rupestres
Campos rupestres in Serra do Espinhaço, Brazil.
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
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 / -18.244755; -43.692703

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.