Pagaibamba Protection Forest

Pagaibamba Protection Forest
Bosque de Protección Pagaibamba
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Waterfall inside Pagaibamba Protection Forest
Map showing the location of Pagaibamba Protection Forest
Location in Peru
Location  Peru
Cajamarca
Coordinates 6°24′53″S 79°04′03″W / 6.4147°S 79.0675°W / -6.4147; -79.0675Coordinates: 6°24′53″S 79°04′03″W / 6.4147°S 79.0675°W / -6.4147; -79.0675
Area 8.0247 sq mi (20.784 km2)
Established June 19, 1987 (1987-June-19)
Governing body SERNANP
Website Bosque de Protección Pagaibamba

Pagaibamba Protection Forest is a protected natural area in the region of Cajamarca, Peru.[1] The area was declared a protection forest in order to preserve the water supply of surrounding towns, preserve the water cycle of the area, protect road infrastructure and protection of soils by preventing erosion.[1][2]

History

The Pagaibamba Protection Forest was established in June 19, 1987.[1]

Geography

This protection forest is located in the district of Querocoto, Chota Province, Cajamarca.[1][2] It covers an extension of 2,078.38 hectares (8.0247 sq mi) and protects a mountainous area dissected by small creeks.[1] Elevations in the area are between 2300-2800 m.[3]

Climate

Mean annual temperatures have a maximum of 10,9° C and a minimum of 6,5 °C.[1] The annual average precipitation has a maximum of 1,722 mm and a minimum of 834 mm.[1]

Ecology

Flora

According to the Holdridge life zones classification, the vegetation type is a wet tropical mountain forest.[1] Among the plant species reported in the area are: saucecillo (Podocarpus sp.), roble amarillo (Ocotea sp.), lanche (Myrcianthes sp.), suro (Chusquea sp.), queñual (Polylepis sp.), aliso (Alnus acuminata), palm trees, tree ferns, etc.; growing in association with tall grasses.[1][2]

Fauna

Mammals reported in the forest include: the spectacled bear, the puma, the white-tailed deer, the Andean fox, the montane guinea pig, the mountain tapir, the tapeti, the pacarana, etc.[1][2][4]

Among the birds present in the area are: the razor-billed curassow, the Andean guan, the Andean condor, etc.[1][2]

The frog Pristimantis chimu is reported in this area.[5]

Activities

Nature watching, trekking and scientific research are the main activities in the area.[1][2][4]

Environmental issues

Deforestation is threatening the forest's area of extension.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "De Pagaibamba - Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado". www.sernanp.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "BOSQUE DE PROTECCIÓN DE PAGAIBAMBA" (in Spanish). MINCETUR. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  3. ↑ Weigend, Maximilian; Rodríguez, Eric; Arana, César (2005). "Los bosque relictos del noroeste de Perú y del suroreste de Ecuador". Revista Peruana de Biología. 12 (2): 189.
  4. 1 2 Jiménez, Carlos F.; Quintana, Heidi; Pacheco, Víctor; Melton, Derek; Torrealva, Javier; Tello, Guillermo (2010). "Camera trap survey of medium and large mammals in a montane rainforest of northern Peru". Revista Peruana de Biología. 17 (2): 191–196. ISSN 1727-9933.
  5. ↑ Venegas, Pablo J.; Duellman, William E. (2012-03-28). "Two syntopic new species of the Pristimantis orestes Group (Anura: Strabomantidae) from northwestern Peru" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3249 (1): 47–59. ISSN 1175-5334. APPENDIX. Specimens examined. Pristimantis chimu: PERU: Cajamarca: Bosque de Protección de Pagaibamba, 3000 m

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