Yungas

E254274

ecoregion humid forest montane forest

Yungas is a humid, forested ecoregion along the eastern slopes of the Andes, known for its rich biodiversity and steep, cloud-covered valleys.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Yungas canonical	5
Yungas region	4
Bolivian Yungas	3
Andean Yungas	1
Nor Yungas	1
Yungas coffee-growing region	1
Yungas guan	1
Yungas jungle	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecoregion ⓘ humid forest ⓘ montane forest ⓘ
borders	Amazon rainforest ⓘ high Andean puna ⓘ
climate	cool and humid at higher elevations ⓘ warm and humid at lower elevations ⓘ
elevationRange	from low montane to high montane zones ⓘ
hasBiome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ
hasCanopyStructure	multi-layered forest canopy ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	cloud-covered valleys ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ high endemism ⓘ humid climate ⓘ steep valleys ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	partially protected in national parks and reserves ⓘ
hasEcosystemService	carbon storage ⓘ soil protection ⓘ water regulation for downstream areas ⓘ
hasFogFrequency	frequent cloud and mist cover ⓘ
hasHydrology	numerous fast-flowing streams and rivers ⓘ
hasSoilType	generally shallow and prone to erosion ⓘ
hasTopography	rugged terrain ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ
hasVegetationType	cloud forest ⓘ montane rainforest ⓘ
isPartOf	Neotropical realm ⓘ
isRecognizedBy	WWF ecoregion classification ⓘ surface form: WWF ecoregion classifications
isTransitionZoneBetween	Amazon Basin ⓘ Andean highlands ⓘ
knownFor	amphibian diversity ⓘ orchid diversity ⓘ rich bird diversity ⓘ
locatedIn	Argentina ⓘ Bolivia ⓘ Peru ⓘ South America ⓘ eastern slopes of the Andes ⓘ
partOf	Andean forests ⓘ
supports	ecotourism ⓘ indigenous communities ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ
threatenedBy	agricultural expansion ⓘ deforestation ⓘ human settlement expansion ⓘ road construction ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

northwestern Argentina → hasSubregion → Yungas ⓘ

subject surface form: Northwestern Argentina

La Paz Department → containsGeographicalFeature → Yungas ⓘ

Baritú National Park → locatedIn → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yungas region

Jujuy Province → contains → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yungas jungle

Coroico → locatedInRegion → Yungas ⓘ

Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area → region → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bolivian Yungas

Caranavi → locatedIn → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yungas region

Caranavi → partOf → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yungas coffee-growing region

Caranavi → locatedInGeographicalRegion → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bolivian Yungas

Penelope dabbenei → commonName → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yungas guan

Penelope dabbenei → foundInEcosystem → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean Yungas

Caranavi Province → locatedInRegion → Yungas ⓘ

Caranavi Province → locatedInGeographicalRegion → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bolivian Yungas

Nor Yungas Province → partOf → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yungas region

Nor Yungas Province → alternateName → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nor Yungas

Sud Yungas Province → partOf → Yungas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yungas region

Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park → locatedInBiogeographicRegion → Yungas ⓘ