BrazilRainforest
Biomes
Brazil has two different rainforest
biomes;
the Amazon and the
Atlantic Rainforest
/ (Mata Atlântica).
While the Amazon is a flat tropical inland rainforest with large river systems, the Atlantic Rainforest
is a moutainous tropical
and subtropical
coastal rainforest.
Biodiversity of the Atlantic Rainforest
is particularly high because it comprises 7
ecosystems with up
to 5 altitudinal zones
(see biomap).
It is considered one of the top 5
hotspots in the world
and comprises the second largest
biosphere reserve
on Earth. About 600 of Brazil's 900
conservation units
are to be found in the Atlantic Rainforest.
It comprises four World Heritage Sites.
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