Ecosistemas Costeros de la Peninsula de Yucatan Mex-LTER - Mexico

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Site Name
Ecosistemas Costeros de la Peninsula de Yucatan Mex-LTER
Short name
ECOPEY
Country
Mexico
Site Manager
Jorge Alfredo Herrera Silveira
Site Description
El área de estudios del grupo Ecopey se encuentran lagunas y dunas costeras, manglares, selvas bajas inundables y petenes, que forman un interesante mosaico de hábitats bien conservados; se encuentran también sabanas, áreas de uso agropecuario y centros de población. En la región se encuentran tres áreas protegidas: la Reserva Estatal El Palmar y la Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún en el estado de Yucatán y la Reserva de la Biosfera de los Petenes en el norte del estado de Campeche. La diversidad de ambientes permite diseñar experimentos de largo plazo sobre los efectos de eventos naturales e impactos antrópicos sobre la estructura y funcionamiento de ecosistemas costeros.
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2023-07-25 10:07:04

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1980
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
Mex-LTER (Mexico)✔ (LTER-NAM-MX-8)This site is a verified "Mex-LTER (Mexico)" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 21.05 Longitude: -90

Size
ca. 60.00ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
3.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Coastal
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Mangroves
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Marine
Rivers
Large river deltas
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1)
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Estuaries (X01)
Habitat complexes (X) » Saline coastal lagoons (X02)
Marine habitats (A)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
26.00°C
Precipitation Annual
700.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
sub-catchment within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » Unknown number of beds
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data
LTER Site Classification
Regular