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The Serra do Japi is one of the last areas of continuous forest in state of São Paulo. The region has an area of approximately 354 km2 and covers four municipalities: Cabreūva, Cajamar, Jundiaí and Pirapora do Bom Jesus. Due to its location between large centres (Campinas and São Paulo) and surrounded as it is by densely populated regions, the Serra do Japi has suffered the effects of severe anthropogenic interference along almost its entire length. As a result, the flora and fauna of the region have undergone changes. Besides anthropogenic changes, leading to differences in vegetation, natural changes have also occurred as a result of differences in soil, moisture and altitude and have contributed to the floristic character of some regions of the Serra do Japi.
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Pansarin, E.R., Pansarin, L.M. (2010). The Serra do Japi. In: The family Orchidaceae in the Serra do Japi, São Paulo State, Brazil. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99755-0_4
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