<\/a><\/p>\nNa mar\u00e9 baixa, quando come\u00e7a a esta\u00e7\u00e3o seca, a \u00e1gua baixa e nas \u00e1reas recentemente submersas por \u00e1guas ricas em nutrientes, surge uma vegeta\u00e7\u00e3o exuberante, composta principalmente por ervas e gram\u00edneas, utilizadas como pasto para a fauna local e para o gado. introduzida por humanos.<\/p>\n
Nas \u00e1reas mais altas, as chamadas serras, que n\u00e3o s\u00e3o alagadas, predomina a vegeta\u00e7\u00e3o semelhante \u00e0 do Cerrado.<\/p>\n
O ritmo alternado das mar\u00e9s altas e baixas afeta toda a vida no Pantanal, incluindo atividades humanas como pecu\u00e1ria, agricultura e turismo.<\/p>\n
\u00c9 fundamental que se continue estudando e registrando fen\u00f4menos que acontecem todos os anos no pantanal. Al\u00e9m disso, \u00e9 importante entender como os seres humanos, a economia regional impactam o bioma para assim criar pol\u00edticas p\u00fablicas que possam ao mesmo tempo desenvolver e preservar a regi\u00e3o.<\/p>\n
\u00c9 um desafio que s\u00f3 se conseguir\u00e1 com mais investimentos em pesquisas e informa\u00e7\u00f5es sobre esse bioma.<\/p>\n
Vegeta\u00e7\u00e3o e biodiversidade<\/h2>\n
A<\/span> biod<\/span>ivers<\/span>id<\/span>ade<\/span> do<\/span> Pant<\/span>an<\/span>al<\/span> o<\/span>cor<\/span>re<\/span> em<\/span> u<\/span>ma<\/span> varied<\/span>ade<\/span> de<\/span> ec<\/span>oss<\/span>ist<\/span>em<\/span>as<\/span>,<\/span> des<\/span>de<\/span> b<\/span>ac<\/span>ias<\/span> hid<\/span>ro<\/span>gr<\/span>\u00e1<\/span>f<\/span>icas <\/span>e<\/span> p<\/span>\u00e2<\/span>nt<\/span>anos<\/span> at<\/span>\u00e9<\/span> ext<\/span>ens<\/span>as<\/span> plan<\/span>\u00ed<\/span>cies<\/span> de<\/span> ter<\/span>ra<\/span> bat<\/span>ida<\/span> na<\/span> form<\/span>a<\/span> de<\/span> camp<\/span>os<\/span> n<\/span>atur<\/span>ais<\/span> e<\/span> past<\/span>ag<\/span>ens<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\nA<\/span> su<\/span>a<\/span> grand<\/span>e<\/span> r<\/span>ique<\/span>za<\/span> b<\/span>iol<\/span>\u00f3<\/span>g<\/span>ica<\/span> \u00e9<\/span> result<\/span>ado<\/span> do<\/span> enc<\/span>ont<\/span>ro<\/span> de<\/span> influ<\/span>\u00ea<\/span>n<\/span>ci<\/span>as<\/span> de<\/span> tr<\/span>\u00ea<\/span>s<\/span> grand<\/span>es<\/span> bi<\/span>omas<\/span> bras<\/span>ile<\/span>i<\/span>ros<\/span>:<\/span> a<\/span> fl<\/span>orest<\/span>a<\/span> amaz<\/span>\u00f4<\/span>n<\/span>ica<\/span>,<\/span> o cerrado <\/span>e<\/span> a<\/span> Mata<\/span> Atl<\/span>\u00e2<\/span>nt<\/span>ica<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0Tr<\/span>ata<\/span>–<\/span>se<\/span> de<\/span> um<\/span> ec<\/span>oss<\/span>ist<\/span>ema<\/span> que<\/span> \u00e9<\/span> r<\/span>aro<\/span> em<\/span> out<\/span>ras<\/span> reg<\/span>i<\/span>\u00f5<\/span>es<\/span> bras<\/span>ile<\/span>ir<\/span>as<\/span> e<\/span> tem<\/span> u<\/span>ma<\/span> grand<\/span>e<\/span> varied<\/span>ade<\/span> de<\/span> \u00e1<\/span>r<\/span>v<\/span>ores<\/span> e<\/span> ar<\/span>b<\/span>ust<\/span>os<\/span> (<\/span>em<\/span> su<\/span>a<\/span> ma<\/span>ior<\/span>ia<\/span> dens<\/span>ament<\/span>e<\/span> fl<\/span>or<\/span>id<\/span>os<\/span>).<\/span> Est<\/span>a<\/span> veget<\/span>a<\/span>\u00e7<\/span>\u00e3o<\/span> for<\/span>ne<\/span>ce<\/span> habitat<\/span> para<\/span> p<\/span>\u00e1<\/span>ss<\/span>ar<\/span>os<\/span>,<\/span> e<\/span> m<\/span>am<\/span>\u00ed<\/span>fer<\/span>os<\/span> com<\/span>o<\/span> gu<\/span>ar<\/span>\u00e1s<\/span>,<\/span> ve<\/span>ados<\/span>,<\/span> cat<\/span>et<\/span>os<\/span> e<\/span> per<\/span>us<\/span><\/p>\nO Pantanal \u00e9 um verdadeiro mosaico de vegeta\u00e7\u00f5es de outros biomas brasileiros, como a Amaz\u00f4nia<\/strong>, a Mata Atl\u00e2ntica<\/strong>, a Caatinga<\/strong> e o Cerrado.<\/p>\nPela not\u00e1vel diversidade de esp\u00e9cies vegetais e animais que abriga, \u00e9 considerado pela Unesco (Organiza\u00e7\u00e3o das Na\u00e7\u00f5es Unidas para a Educa\u00e7\u00e3o, a Ci\u00eancia e a Cultura) Patrim\u00f4nio Natural Mundial e Reserva da Biosfera.<\/p>\n
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Ainda h\u00e1 muito a se estudar sobre as esp\u00e9cies que vivem nesse bioma. Estima-se que existam pelo menos 3.600 esp\u00e9cies de plantas, 476 de aves, 130 de mam\u00edferos, 180 de r\u00e9pteis, 41 de anf\u00edbios e 335 esp\u00e9cies de peixes de \u00e1gua doce.<\/p>\n
\u00a0A <\/span>veget<\/span>a<\/span>\u00e7<\/span>\u00e3o<\/span> \u00e9<\/span> compost<\/span>a<\/span> por<\/span> \u00e1<\/span>r<\/span>v<\/span>ores<\/span>