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It is located in the state of Chiapas, on the northeastern flank of the Chiapas Highlands. The reserve protects montane rain forests, pine and oak forests, and natural lakes.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsGeography[edit]Climate[edit]Flora and fauna[edit]Conservation[edit]References[edit]Geography[edit]The reserve encompasses two separate flora and fauna protection areas, Metzabok and Nah\u00e1, and a buffer zone around them. Metzabok Flora and Fauna Protection Area has an area of 33.68 km2.[2]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Nah\u00e1 Flora and Fauna Protection Area is located to the southeast of Metzabok, and has an area of 38.47 km2.[1]The reserve has a rugged topography, composed of parallel folded ranges of hills extending from northwest to southeast. The underlying geology is principally limestone. There are karstic plateaus atop the ridges, and narrow valleys and ravines separate the ridges. Elevations range from 840 to 1,280 meters above sea level.[4]Water has dissolved the porous limestone, creating caverns, sinkholes, and sinkhole lakes (cenotes). Some of the lakes are isolated, while others have underground connections with each other and\/or surface rivers and streams. The Nah\u00e1 and Metzabok lake systems are connected to each other, and together form a closed basin.[4][5]Lake Nah\u00e1 (also known as Lake Naja) is located in the Nah\u00e1 reserve, at 16\u00b059&#8217;27.6&#8243;N and 91\u00b035&#8217;29.6&#8243;W. The lake is approximately 1 km in diameter and 30 m deep. It is a karstic lake in a mountain basin, with the lake surface at approximately 830 meters elevation surrounded by mountains up to 1200 meters elevation. The Nah\u00e1 River drains northwards from Lake Nah\u00e1 towards the Metzabok lakes.[6][5]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Metzabok&#8217;s lake system includes 21 lakes of different sizes, most of which are interconnected when the water level is high. The largest lakes are Lake Tziban\u00e1 (1.24 km2 and 70 m maximum depth) and Lake Metzabok (0.83 km2 and 25 m maximum depth). They are located at 17\u00ba6&#8217;30&#8221; to 17\u00ba8&#8217;30&#8221; N and  91\u00ba36&#8217;30&#8221; to 91\u00ba38&#8217;50&#8221; W, and the lake level is approximately 550 meters elevation. The Nah\u00e1 River is the principal surface tributary, although the lakes may have additional subsurface inflows. There is no known surface or sub-surface outflow, and the Nah\u00e1 and Metzabok lakes are considered a closed system. Lake levels typically fluctuate by about 10 meters annually with seasonal rainfall patterns. During a drought from March to August 2019, Lake Metzabok dried up completely and the water level in Lake Tziban\u00e1 dropped by 15 meters.[5]The reserve is in the transition between the foothill Lacandon rainforest (Selva Lacandona) and the montane cloud forests and pine-oak forests of the Chiapas Highlands.[3]Climate[edit]The reserve has a tropical rain forest climate. Mean annual temperature is above 22\u00ba C. Average annual rainfall is 2500 mm, which falls mostly between May and October.[6]Flora and fauna[edit]Flora in reserve ranges from pine\u2013oak forest to montane evergreen cloud forest, foothill rain forest, and wetlands.Lower montane rain forest grows between 400 and 800 meters elevation, including around Lake Nah\u00e1. Characteristic trees include Brosimum alicastrum, Guatteria spp., Hirtella americana, Licania hypoleuca, Spondias radlkoferi, Terminalia amazonia, Virola koshnii, and Guarea spp.[6]Pine-oak forest grows on the ridges, characterized by species of pine (Pinus) and oak (Quercus), with Carpinus tropicalis, Myrica cerifera, Styrax argenteus, and species of alder (Alnus) and walnut (Juglans).[6]40,000 plant and animal species live in the reserve. These include 48% of the Mexico&#8217;s bird species, 33% of bats, 11% of reptiles, and 25% of the mammals in only 0.4% of the country&#8217;s land area.[3]The karstic sinkholes and lakes create distinctive wetland habitats, which is recognized by the reserve&#8217;s Ramsar designation.[4]Conservation[edit]Nah\u00e1 and Metzabok flora and fauna protection areas were designed in 1998.[1][2] The Nah\u00e1 and Metzabok flora and fauna protection areas were designated a Ramsar site (wetland of international importance) in 2004. The Ramsar site covers 72.16 km2.[3] The biosphere reserve, encompassing the two flora and fauna protection areas and a buffer zone, was designated in 2009.[4]The Lacandon, Tzeltal, and Ch&#8217;ol Maya peoples live in the reserve. Communal land tenure within the reserve&#8217;s core zone is recognized by the Mexican Government. Land tenure in the buffer zone is principally ejidos.[4]Threats to the reserve include water pollution from pesticide runoff, habitat fragmentation from forest clearance for timber and agriculture, and increased fire risk.[3]References[edit]^ a b c UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Nah\u00e1 from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 26 September 2021. [1]^ a b c UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Metzabok from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 26 September 2021. [2]^ a b c d e f &#8220;\u00c1reas de Protecci\u00f3n de Flora y Fauna de Nah\u00e1 y Metzabok&#8221;. Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 26 September 2021.^ a b c d e UNESCO (2018). &#8220;Naha-Metzabok Biosphere Reserve, Mexico&#8221;. UNESCO, December 2018. Accessed 26 September 2021. [3]^ a b c B\u00fccker, Matthias &#038; Flores Orozco, Adri\u00e1n &#038; Gallistl, Jakob &#038; Steiner, Matthias &#038; Aigner, Lukas &#038; Hoppenbrock, Johannes &#038; Glebe, Ruth &#038; Barrera, Wendy &#038; Carlos, Pita &#038; Garc\u00eda, C\u00e9sar &#038; P\u00e9rez, Jos\u00e9 &#038; Buckel, Johannes &#038; H\u00f6rdt, Andreas &#038; Schwalb, Antje &#038; P\u00e9rez, Liseth. (2021). Integrated land and water-borne geophysical surveys shed light on the sudden drying of large karst lakes in southern Mexico. Solid Earth. 12. 439-461. 10.5194\/se-12-439-2021.^ a b c d Dom\u00ednguez-V\u00e1zquez, Gabriela and Gerald Alexander Islebe (2008). &#8220;Protracted drought during the late Holocene in the Lacandon rain forest, Mexico&#8221;. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Vol. 17, No. 3 (May, 2008), pp. 327-333. 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