Mato Grosso tropical dry forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Neotropical |
Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Geography | |
Area | 413,880.10 km2 (159,800.00 sq mi) |
Country | Brazil |
Coordinates | 11°46′05″S 53°31′41″W / 11.768°S 53.528°W |
The Mato Grosso tropical dry forests (NT0140), also called the Mato Grosso seasonal forests, is an ecoregion in central Brazil to the south of the Amazon region. It contains vegetation in the transition between the Amazon rainforest to the north and the cerrado savanna to the south. The opening of highways through the region has caused rapid population growth, deforestation and pollution.