1. Cerrado
By: Austin Couser

2. General
Info
Cerrado is the largest
savanna region in South
America and biologically
the richest savanna in all
the world. Located
throughout Brazil,
Paraguay, and Bolivia,
over 10,400 species of
vascular plants are found.
Also with 180 species of
reptiles, 113 of
amphibians, 837 of birds
and 195 of mammals.

3. Characteristics of Region
 A vast tropical savanna of Brazil, particularly in the
states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. The Cerrado
biome core areas are the plateaus in the Center of
Brazil. The main habitat types of the Cerrado
include: forest savanna, wooded savanna, park
savanna and gramineous-woody savanna. Savanna
wetlands and gallery forests are also included.

4. Cerrado

5. Cerrado

6. Cerrado

7. Animals
 Giant Anteater, Greater Rhea, Hyacinth Macaw,
Jabiru Stork, Crowned Solitary Eagle, Toco Toucan,
Buff-necked Ibis, Dwarf Tinamou, Brazilian
Merganser, Maned Wolf, Cougar, Jaguar, Giant
Otter
 Endangered Animals: Cerrado fox, Giant anteaterm
Jaguar, Maned wolf, Marsh and pampas deer

8. Pampas Deer

9. Giant Anteater

10. Jaguar

11. Plants
 Caryocar brasiliense, Qualea grandiflora, Byrsonima
coccolobifolia, Tabebuia ochracea, Poaceae,
Cyperaceae, Leguminosae, Compositae, Myrtaceae
and Rubiaceae families.

12. Plants

13. Plants

14. Plants

15. Major Threats
 Ranches were the first major impact on the ecosystem
and remained the primary economic activity in the
Cerrado until the 1950s. After the 1970s, with the work of
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
(EMBRAPA) in soil restoration, the Cerrado region was
transformed into the most productive and competitive
area for crop production in Brazil.
 Along with deep soils enhanced by fertilizers, this was
also a result of low land prices and flat landscapes,
which are good for mechanized agriculture.

16. Major Threats
 A quarter of all grain produced in Brazil is grown in the
Cerrado, and there are nearly 40 million head of cattle,
with steady growth projected in both industries, as well
as in charcoal production.
 In total, 37.3 percent of the Cerrado has already been
totally converted to human use, while an additional 41.4
percent is used for pasture and charcoal production. The
gallery forests in the region have been among the most
heavily affected. It is estimated that about 432,814 km²,
or 21.3 percent of the original vegetation, remains intact
today.