The sources of the river are protected by the 119,172 hectares 294,480 acres machechindul ecological reserve, which covers the mache chindul mountain range. Biodiversity in forest fragments of the machechindul reserve. Although established as an absolute reserve by the ecua. The mache river is one of the main tributaries of the cojimies estuary. Reserva ecologica mache chindul is an ecological reserve in the provinces of esmeraldas and manabi, ecuador. The machechindul range occupies about 400 km2 and harbors the last large tract of coastal wet forest in ecuador, an area less than 4% of its original size. It protects a mountainous area in the transition from tropical rain forest in the north to dry forest in the south. Its characterized by extraordinary biodiversity and an unusually high level of endemism more than ten percent of all its species are thought to be unique, though research is still in its early stages. The machechindul ecological reserve is an ecological reserve in the provinces of. Book pachijal reserva ecologica, mindo on tripadvisor. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Biodiversity in forest fragments of the mache chindul reserve. Reserva ecologica mache chindul ministerio del ambiente.
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