Río Yahuecas NEON - United States of America

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Site Name
Río Yahuecas NEON
Short name
GUIL
Country
United States of America
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Site Description
Río Yahuecas (GUIL) is an aquatic NEON field site located in the central-western mountainous area of Puerto Rico. This site was formerly named Río Guilarte. Río Yahuecas site is a 2nd order, wadeable stream with a watershed of 9.5 km2 (2350 acres), comprised of agricultural lands and subtropical moist/wet forest. The NEON sampling reach of Río Yahuecas is located in a montane area with steep slopes, though large boulders stabilize the channel within the municipality of Adjuntas. Access to sensors and sampling locations in the reach of Río Yahuecas are located within the surrounding land, which is an agricultural research station owned and operated by the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus. This location is part of the NEON Atlantic Neotropical Domain (D04), which includes the island of Puerto Rico and the southern tip of Florida. The Domain includes two terrestrial field sites and one additional aquatic field site.
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2025-09-17 14:09:11

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2015
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON (GUIL)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
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Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 18.1741 Longitude: -66.7985

Size
ca. 1020.00ha
Elevation (average)
551.00msl
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