Macchabée-Bel Ombre Nature Reserve


	Source		UNESCO
	Major ecosystem type		Tropical humid forests
	Major habitats & land cover types		Marshlands characterized by Lycopodium spp., Pandanus spp., Sphagnum spp. etc.; Philippia/Phylica heath with Astelia hemichrysa, Coffea spp., Blechnum attenuatum etc.; tropical evergreen forest dominated by Myrtaceae, Rubiaceae and Sapotaceae including Sideroxylon grandiflorum, Ocotea cupularis, Tambourissa sieberi etc.; mid-altitude forest composed mainly of Labourdonnaisia glauca, Mimusops petiolaris and Diospyros spp.
	Location		20°22' to 20°28'S; 57°24' to 57°28'E
	Area (hectares)
	Total		3,594
	Core area(s)		3,594
	Buffer zone(s)
	Transition area(s) when given
	Altitude (metres above sea level)		+50 to +65
	Year designated		1977
	Administrative authorities		National Park and Conservation Service
	Research and monitoring
	Brief description		Removal of invasive species Regeneration of degraded forests
	Species		Echo Parakeet Mauritius Kestrel Cuckoo Shrike Olive White-eye Mauritius Fody
	*Specific variables...*
	Abiotic		n.a.
	Biodiversity		Alien and/or invasive species, degraded areas, restoration/rehabilitation, tropical humid forest systems.
	Socio-economic		n.a.
	Integrated monitoring		n.a.
	Contact
	Contact address		National Parks and Conservation Service Reduit Mauritius
	Telephone		(230) 464 2993
	Fax		(230) 465 1184
	E-mail		npcsagr@intnet.mu