Humedal La Sierra de Guadalupe

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Humedal La Sierra de Guadalupe

  • Country: 
    Mexico
  • Site number: 
    1815
  • Area: 
    348,087 ha
  • Designation date: 
    02-02-2008
  • Coordinates: 
    26°40'N 112°30'W
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Overview

Humedal La Sierra de Guadalupe. 02/02/08; Baja California Sur; 348,087 ha; 26°40'N 112°30'W. This system comprises four intermittent riverine systems that form several oases, and a coastal marine wetland. It is located between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California coasts and is important as the only freshwater source available in a territory where these sources are very scarce during the year, playing a vital role for local and migratory fauna. Two endemic flora species have been registered for the site, Washingtonia robusta y Prosopis articulata, as well as eight endemic reptile species including the amphisbaenid Bipes biporus. The long drought season is the factor most likely to alter this wetland, followed by anthropogenic threats that derive mainly from the extraction of water for human consumption and subsistence agriculture. Ramsar site no. 1815. Most recent RIS information: 2008.

Administrative region: 
Baja California Sur

  • Last publication date: 
    02-02-2008

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