Sooretama: The Atlantic Rain Forest of Brazil

According active already Amazonian animals appear Araucaria arid Atlantic forest Atlantic Rain Forest authors Bahia became biota birds Brazil Brazilian bromeliad Brown caatinga called chapter climate coastal compared connection considered contains continuous cover distribution diversity Ecological endangered endemic species environments Espírito Santo example existence extension extremely fact families fauna flora formations forms frogs genera genus Hueck Hylaea important interesting island isolated kilometers known land less limited living localized lowland Mata mentioned mountain nature Neotropical original Paraná Park Paulo Pernambuco pine Planalto plants Pleistocene present primary probably protected range reached recent represented reserve restinga rich Rio de Janeiro rivers Santa Catarina São Paulo separated Serra do Mar shore situation slopes soil Sooretama South southern speciation streams studied subspecies taxa tion trees tropical typical vegetation vicariance whole widespread wood