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Latin America corresponds, roughly, to the Neotropical realm, although northern Mexico lies within the Nearctic. Each ecoregion is also classified into major habitat types, or biomes. Many consider this classification to be quite decisive, and some propose these as stable borders for bioregional democracy initiatives.
Amazon biome (3 C, 34 P) Amazon rainforest (5 C, 28 P) Ecoregions of the Andes (8 C, 17 P) Atlantic Forest (3 C, 30 P) C. ... Category: Ecoregions of South America.
The term "montane" in the name of the biome refers to "high elevation", rather than the ecological term that denotes the region below the treeline. This biome includes high elevation ( montane and alpine ) grasslands and shrublands , including the puna and páramo in South America, subalpine heath in New Guinea and East Africa, steppes of the ...
The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor incorporates multiple diverse biomes and is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Splitting the corridor in half is the Guatemalan Mountain range, which includes active volcanoes. These environmental forces create four terrestrial biomes and 19 terrestrial ecoregions.
Fauna of South America by region (13 C) A. Altiplano (1 C, 9 P) Amazon basin (12 C, 47 P) Amazon biome (3 C, 34 P) Amazon rainforest (5 C, 28 P) Atlantic Forest (3 C ...
The terminator is visible in this panoramic view across central South America. The geography of South America contains many diverse regions and climates. Geographically, South America is generally considered a continent forming the southern portion of the landmass of the Americas, south and east of the Colombia–Panama border by most ...
Tropical rainforests exist in Southeast Asia (from Myanmar (Burma)) to the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka; also in Sub-Saharan Africa from the Cameroon to the Congo (Congo Rainforest), South America (e.g. the Amazon rainforest), Central America (e.g. Bosawás, the southern Yucatán Peninsula-El Peten-Belize ...
The Cerrado biome is strategic for the water resources of Brazil. The biome contains the headwaters and the largest portion of South American watersheds (the Paraná-Paraguay, Araguaia-Tocantins, and São Francisco river basins) and the upper catchments of large Amazon tributaries, such as the Xingu and Tapajós. During the last four decades ...