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La Primavera Biosphere Reserve

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Guadalajara is Mexico's third-largest metropolitan area, and it extends to the reserve. The reserve is one of residents' favorite recreational areas. There are 12 trails in the reserve, and 8 educational camps. 1560 ha of the reserve is dedicated to public use and recreational activities.
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Hernández López, Leticia, Enrique J. Jardel, and Carlos Palomera García (1997). "Protected Areas of Jalisco and Colima". in Aid, Charles S., Michael F. Carter, and A. Townsend Peterson.
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and other airborne pollutants. The forests also improve water quality in the region's rivers, recharge groundwater basins, and reduce flooding risk in communities downstream.
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UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for La Primavera from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 8 September 2021.
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La Primavera has an area of 305 km. The terrain is rugged, ranging from 1400 to 2200 meters elevation. the reserve includes the
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La Primavera was designated a forest protection area and wildlife refuge in 1980 by presidential decree. It was redesignated a
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The climate is tropical, warm, and subhumid, with an annual mean temperature of 21º C. Mean annual rainfall is 980 mm.
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73 native mammal species have been recorded in the reserve, as have 49 species of reptiles and amphibians.
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205 resident and migratory bird species have been recorded in the reserve. Native birds include the
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The reserve's forests help moderate Guadalajara's climate, improve air quality, and absorb
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Stream valleys in the western portion of the reserve, which form the headwaters of the
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Protected Areas of Western Mexico: Status, Management, and Needs
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by the Mexican government in 2000. In 2006 it was designated a
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2000 (flora and fauna protection area) 2006 (biosphere reserve)
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VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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IUCN category

Map showing the location of La Primavera Biosphere Reserve
Jalisco
Mexico
Guadalajara
20°41′N 103°31′W / 20.683°N 103.517°W / 20.683; -103.517
biosphere reserve
flora and fauna protection area
National Commission of Natural Protected Areas
protected natural area
Mexico
Jalisco
Guadalajara
Sierra la Primavera
Río Grande de Santiago
Ameca River
pine–oak forest
Ameca River
cloud forest
Ficus insipida
Morella cerifera
Prunus serotina
Quercus magnoliifolia
Quercus confertifolia
Salix taxifolia
Populus primaveralepensis
lesser roadrunner
berylline hummingbird
russet-crowned motmot

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