Cuniã Ecological Station
| Cuniã Ecological Station | |
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| Estação Ecológica de Cuniã | |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
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| Nearest city | Porto Velho, Rondônia |
| Coordinates | 8°06′00″S 63°10′44″W / 8.100°S 63.179°WCoordinates: 8°06′00″S 63°10′44″W / 8.100°S 63.179°W |
| Area | 186,743 hectares (461,450 acres) |
| Designation | Ecological station |
| Created | 27 September 2001 |
| Administrator | ICMBio |
Cuniã Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica de Cuniã is a strictly protected ecological station in the states of Amazonas and Rondônia, Brazil. It preserves an area of savannah parkland on the border of the Amazon rainforest. The conservation unit is rich in lakes and ponds, and serves as a nursery for various species of fish.
The Cuniã Ecological Station is in the Amazon biome, and covers 186,743 hectares (461,450 acres). It covers parts of the municipalities of Canutama and Humaitá in the state of Amazonas and Porto Velho in the state of Rondônia. 90% of the 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) Rio Madeira Sustainable Yield Forest (C) overlaps with the ecological station. The terrain bordering the Madeira River alternates between floodplains and lacustrine plains formed by accumulated sediments. Further from the Madeira are the terraces of the Cuniã and Aponiã rivers. Much of the station to the north west is interfluvial plateau with very poor drainage.
Average annual rainfall is 2,500 millimetres (98 in). Temperatures range from 23 to 25 °C (73 to 77 °F) and average 24 °C (75 °F). The environment is rich in lakes and ponds, and serves as a nursery for various species of fish. Vegetation is Savannah parkland rather than regular Amazonian forest. It is classified as open tropical rainforest, with spaced-out individual trees and many clusters of palms, bamboos and lianas. It provides a favourable environment for wildlife. Relatively abundant fauna include paca, tapir, armadillo, deer, macaw and heron. Aquatic species include cichla, arapaima and pterophyllum. There are said to be some Amazonian manatee in the interior lagoons.
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