mauritia flexuosa and its ecological importance in supporting birds, insects, and mammals in the amazon

amazon animals ants balance bees biodiversity birds butterflies canopy conservation creatures diversity ecological ecosystem environment erosion flexuosa flora food forest fruit habitat importance insect keystone life loss mammals mauritia monkeys nature natureas nutrientrich palm parrots plant pollination preservation prevention protection rainforest riverbank rodents role shelter small soil source species stability support survival toucans tree tropical wildlife