The low jungle o Omagua region It is an area of peruvian rainforest characterized by a warm and rainy climate and a flat geography crossed by numerous rivers, which are home to a wonderful number of animal and plant species. Whether or not you live near this beautiful place, it is impressive to know both its beauty and its ecosystem quality.
If you want to know more about one of the most impressive jungle regions in South America, keep reading this Green Ecologist article in which we talk about the Low jungle, its fauna and flora and more characteristics.
Before going on to describe the fauna and flora of the low jungle, we want to better explain what this part of the planet is and what its main characteristics are. The Low jungle or Omagua region is an area of Peru located on the eastern slope of The Andes, very close to the border with Brazil. It is, therefore, a not very steep terrain, with terraces from 80 to 400 m above sea level. It is a terrain characterized by a large presence of river courses, such as rivers or lagoons (in fact, the word "Omagua" means "region of freshwater fish"), which together with a warm climate results in optimal conditions for the development of the type of forest that we know as jungle.
In terms of geology, it is a large alluvial plain through which numerous rivers continue to flow. As it is a flat terrain, they form extensive curves (whose generic name is "meander"). However, we find several differentiated areas:
The climate is hot, humid and rainy. A special feature is its dense cloud covers. These clouds are formed by the action of the trade winds when they collide with the high mountains of the Andean range, which causes moisture to concentrate and these vast clouds are formed.
Both the flora and fauna of the region are characterized by being very rich and varied. As we have seen in the previous section, this region is known as the "region of freshwater fish", which is not by chance. Its rivers are home to extensive fluvial fauna, but there is also great biodiversity outside the water. These are some of the main animals of the low jungle:
Meet more Animals that live in the rainforest here. In addition, below we show images of the animals of the lower jungle in the order of the lists detailed above.
The vegetation is mainly arboreal of tropical forest. There are up to 2,500 species of trees of different families and genera. Its trees can reach an impressive height of up to 60 meters, and among them are different species of palm trees, lianas, ferns, wild cane, lupunas, mahogany, cedars, ishpingos or Creole oaks, etc. It is also common to find orchids.
In any case, we see that the flora is typical of regions with a hot and very humid climate, in general with large leaves that allow them a great capture of light (depending on the area of the forest, light can become a scarce resource) and that have a large number of stomata through which they carry out perspiration. This loss of water is not a problem for them, as there is so much available.
Here you can see some images of these species of trees and plants of the lower jungle.
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