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Junín National Reserve

Junín National Reserve

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Junín National Reserve is a protected area located in the region of Junín, Peru. One of its main purposes is to protect the ecosystem and biodiversity of Lake Junín and the surrounding Central Andean wet puna.[2]

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Ecology

Flora

Land native plant species found in the reserve include: Plantago rigida, Calamagrostis vicunarum, Paranephelius ovatus, Lobelia oligophylla, Baccharis tricuneata, Jarava ichu, Alchemilla pinnata, Festuca dolychophylla, Chuquiraga spinosa, Geranium sessiliflorum, Distichia muscoides, Ribes cuneifolium, Azorella diapensioides, Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, Lupinus brachyphyllus, etc.[3]

Aquatic native plant species found in the reserve include: Schoenoplectus californicus, Elodea potamogeton, Juncus arcticus, Myriophyllum quitense, Chara fragilis, Potamogeton spp., etc.[3]

Fauna

Some of the birds found in the reserve include: the Junin grebe, the Junin crake (both species endemic to this lake); the Puna teal, the common gallinule, the Andean goose, the Chilean flamingo, the ruddy duck, the yellow-billed pintail, the silvery grebe, the Andean gull, etc.[2]

Among the mammals found in the reserve are: the Andean fox, the northern viscacha, the Molina's hog-nosed skunk, the montane guinea pig, the Pampas cat, the long-tailed weasel, etc.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Reserva Nacional de Junín". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Reserva Nacional de Junín". SERNANP (in Spanish).
  3. [3]
    "Junín National Reserve - Park Profile - Biodiversity". www.parkswatch.org. Retrieved 2018-11-09.

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