The plains of Tabasco and Campeche is an area of plain of Mexico that covers the area in the southwest of Campeche and the northern area of Tabasco. The terrain is flat, although there are some lomadas with heights that do not exceed 250 m.
Background
The area is called "the region of rivers and lagoons", among the rivers that flow through the plain include the San Pedro River, the Palizada and the San Antonio, which are tributaries of the Usumacinta River; Among the lagoons are the Este lagoon, the Las Cruces lagoon and the Terminus lagoon. The presence of these rivers in the plain gives rise to frequent floods that affect the conditions of the populations in the region, including Villahermosa the capital of the state of Tabasco.
The area has exuberant and jungle vegetation, among the plant species typical of the region, examples of mahogany and cedar stand out, and an abundance of herbaceous wetlands called popales ("plant community on swampy surfaces permanently stagnant in the coastal plain") and tulares where specimens of piripiri are found (Cyperus giganteus), peguajó (Thalia geniculata), Reed mace (Typha domingensis), priprioca (Cyperus articulatus) and Pontederia sagittata among others. There are also agricultural operations in the region.
References
- Descubre Lindo Tabasco Archived 2016-10-02 at the Wayback Machine Discover Tabasco
- La grand inundación de Tabasco Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine / Tabasco flood in 2007
- Miranda F. and Hernández-X.E. 1963. The types of vegetation of Mexico and their classification. Boletín Sociedad Botánica México 28: 29-178.
- Rzedowski, J. 1983. Vegetation of Mexico. Limusa, Mexico. 432 p.
- Novelo, A. & L. Ramos. 2005. Aquatic vegetation. Chap. 5: 111–144. In Biodivers. Tabasco. CONABIO-UNAM, Mexico.