Pioneer Formations / (
Formações Pioneiras) is the name given to the group of
ecosystems
of the
Atlantic
Rainforest
Biome
which occur in the lowlands of the coastal plains.
According to their level of influence by fresh or saltwater, three main systems can be distinguished:
• restinga (marine influence)
• mangrove (fluvial - marine influence)
• caxetal (fluvial influence)