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The Southern Andean Yungas consists of a mesic evergreen forest, with trees typically less than 15 metres (49 ft) tall. [citation needed] The species composition of the forests varies with elevation and precipitation. The foothill forests are a transition between the Yungas and the semi-arid Dry Chaco of the lowlands.
The Southern Andean Yungas begins in southern Bolivia and continues to the north of Argentina. It is a humid forest region between the drier Gran Chaco region to the east and the dry, high altitude Puna region to the west. Yungas are transitional zones between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests.
Flora of the Southern Andean Yungas (8 P) Pages in category "Southern Andean Yungas" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
These Yungas, (otherwise known as the Tucumano-Oranense forest) are transitional zones between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests. Located at the Ledesma Department on the eastern slopes of the Calilegua hills, with an area of 76,306 ha (763.06 km 2 ; 294.62 sq mi), It is the largest national park in the Argentine Northwest .
When the Spanish arrived, they divided Peru into three main regions: the coastal region (11.6% of Peru), that is bounded by the Pacific Ocean; the highlands (28.1% of Peru), that is located on the Andean Heights, and the jungle, that is located on the Amazonian Jungle (Climate of Peru).
The Southern Andean Yungas montane forests extend from 1500 to 2000 meters elevation. Andean alder (Alnus acuminata subsp. acuminata) is the predominant tree, forming pure stands in places. The Central Andean puna montane grasslands cover higher elevations, and there is snow-covered mountain terrain at 5,000 m (16,000 ft). [4] [3]
The Yungas — a tropical forest ecoregion of the Amazon rainforest and Tropical Andes, in the Upper Amazon region of South America. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Chuquisaca and Tarija Yungas (Bolivia) Humid Andean Yungas (Bolivia, Peru) Inter-Andean Dry Valleys (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) North Andean Montane (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela) Peru High Andean Complex (Bolivia, Peru) Salta and Tucuman Yungas (Argentina) Sierra de Córdoba (Argentina) South Andean Yungas (Argentina ...