Conservation: I noticed some pollution in the river, which is surrounded by farmland. Exotic species during my visit were Lepomis machrochirus, Oreochromis aureus (1)Poecilia reticulata, Xiphophorus helleri.
Purificación: La Huerta
Rio Purificación under bridge on Camino de Cofradía [Jalisco]. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (19.495804°N, 104.672497°W). Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (17-May-2022).
Ecoregion
Ameca - Manantlán
Ameca - Manantlán
Country
Jalisco
Jalisco
The locality profile for Purificación: La Huerta, within the Ameca - Manantlán 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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