Yungas forest
E177023
The Yungas forest is a biodiverse subtropical montane rainforest along the eastern slopes of the Andes in South America, known for its rich flora and fauna and steep altitudinal gradients.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yungas cloud forest | 3 |
| Andean cloud forests | 2 |
| Yungas forest canonical | 2 |
| Amazonian foothills | 1 |
| Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests | 1 |
| Southern Andean Yungas ecoregion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Yungas forest Context triple: [Northern Argentina, hasEcoregion, Yungas forest]
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Chocó–Darién moist forests
The Chocó–Darién moist forests are a highly biodiverse tropical rainforest ecoregion along the Pacific coast of Colombia and Panama, known for extreme rainfall, rich endemic species, and largely intact wilderness.
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B.
Polylepis forest
Polylepis forest is a high-altitude Andean woodland ecosystem dominated by gnarled, peeling-bark Polylepis trees adapted to cold, dry, mountainous conditions.
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Afromontane forests
Afromontane forests are high-altitude, moisture-loving tropical and subtropical mountain forests in Africa, characterized by cool climates, high biodiversity, and many endemic plant and animal species.
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D.
Chilean Matorral
The Chilean Matorral is a Mediterranean-climate shrubland and woodland ecoregion in central Chile, characterized by sclerophyllous vegetation and high levels of endemism.
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E.
Green Mountain cloud forest
The Green Mountain cloud forest is a man-made, high-altitude tropical forest on Ascension Island, notable for its lush, mist-shrouded vegetation created through extensive 19th-century planting efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yungas forest Target entity description: The Yungas forest is a biodiverse subtropical montane rainforest along the eastern slopes of the Andes in South America, known for its rich flora and fauna and steep altitudinal gradients.
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A.
Chocó–Darién moist forests
The Chocó–Darién moist forests are a highly biodiverse tropical rainforest ecoregion along the Pacific coast of Colombia and Panama, known for extreme rainfall, rich endemic species, and largely intact wilderness.
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B.
Polylepis forest
Polylepis forest is a high-altitude Andean woodland ecosystem dominated by gnarled, peeling-bark Polylepis trees adapted to cold, dry, mountainous conditions.
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C.
Afromontane forests
Afromontane forests are high-altitude, moisture-loving tropical and subtropical mountain forests in Africa, characterized by cool climates, high biodiversity, and many endemic plant and animal species.
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D.
Chilean Matorral
The Chilean Matorral is a Mediterranean-climate shrubland and woodland ecoregion in central Chile, characterized by sclerophyllous vegetation and high levels of endemism.
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E.
Green Mountain cloud forest
The Green Mountain cloud forest is a man-made, high-altitude tropical forest on Ascension Island, notable for its lush, mist-shrouded vegetation created through extensive 19th-century planting efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biodiversity hotspot
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ecoregion ⓘ montane rainforest ⓘ subtropical forest ⓘ |
| biodiversityLevel | very high ⓘ |
| biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dense evergreen vegetation
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frequent cloud cover ⓘ high endemism ⓘ high rainfall ⓘ high species richness ⓘ steep altitudinal gradients ⓘ |
| climate |
humid subtropical
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montane rainforest climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
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Bolivia ⓘ Peru ⓘ |
| ecosystemService |
carbon storage
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soil protection ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| elevationRange | from lowland foothills to high montane zones ⓘ |
| fauna |
Andean cock-of-the-rock
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diverse insect fauna ⓘ numerous amphibian species ⓘ puma ⓘ spectacled bear ⓘ various hummingbird species ⓘ |
| flora |
bamboo thickets
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bromeliads ⓘ laurel forests ⓘ orchids ⓘ tree ferns ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
cloud forest
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montane evergreen forest ⓘ subtropical foothill forest ⓘ |
| landUse |
coca cultivation
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coffee cultivation ⓘ traditional small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern slopes of the Andes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polylepis forest
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surface form:
Andean forests
Neotropical realm ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | conservation organizations as priority area ⓘ |
| threat |
agricultural expansion
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deforestation ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ illegal logging ⓘ road construction ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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