Conservation: The exotics introduction is the biggest trouble in the river, but also the over extraction of water for agricultural purposes.
The "cleaning" (cutting the underwater vegetation) of the bottom performed by the City as the routine management of the River, that is used as a recreational area; plus the recent introduction of Koi carp Cyprinus carpio and African Mojarra Oreochromis sp. is also a big concern, the first eutrophication symptoms are visible.
Grande: Sabinas River
The generator found in Rio Sabinas at 700 m down the spring "Ojo de Agua de Sabinas" was built between 1932-1934 and provided then enough electricity to the town of Sabinas de Hidalgo.. Photo by Manuel Salazar González.Photo by Manuel Salazar González. (30-Jan-2005).
Ecoregion
Salado River
Salado River
Country
Nuevo León
Nuevo León
The locality profile for Grande: Sabinas River, within the Salado River ecoregion, introduces this freshwater setting through FFM’s curated geographic and natural-history context. It provides an accessible overview of the locality’s general description, its aquatic environment, its conservation context and the curator’s broader observations. The account emphasizes the locality as an aquatic environment and the broader themes that help explain its character, without reducing the profile to a species checklist or disclosing sensitive site details. By bringing the available sections together in one focused narrative, the profile offers a useful starting point for understanding the locality’s place in its drainage and wider landscape, while inviting readers to explore the complete account..
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