Mesoamerican forests
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Mesoamerican forests are biodiverse tropical and subtropical woodlands stretching from southern Mexico through Central America, renowned for their rich endemic species and cultural significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mesoamerican forests canonical | 2 |
| Maya Mountains ecosystem | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biodiversity hotspot
ⓘ
forest ecosystem ⓘ tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| biomeType |
montane cloud forest
ⓘ
tropical dry forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| contains |
Lacandon Jungle
ⓘ
surface form:
Maya Forest
Mosquitia rainforest ⓘ Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
surface form:
Selva Lacandona
Talamanca cloud forests ⓘ |
| culturallySignificantFor |
Maya peoples
ⓘ
indigenous communities of Central America ⓘ |
| harborsSpecies |
Baird's tapir
ⓘ
harpy eagle ⓘ howler monkey ⓘ jaguar ⓘ ocelot ⓘ Resplendent quetzal ⓘ
surface form:
resplendent quetzal
scarlet macaw ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
subtropical
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| hasConservationInitiative | Mesoamerican Biological Corridor ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemService |
climate regulation
ⓘ
habitat provision ⓘ pollination ⓘ |
| hasHighLevelOf |
endemism
ⓘ
species richness ⓘ |
| importantFor |
carbon sequestration
ⓘ
indigenous livelihoods ⓘ soil conservation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belize
ⓘ
Costa Rica ⓘ El Salvador ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Panama ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf | Neotropical realm ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesoamerican Biodiversity Hotspot
|
| threatenedBy |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ climate change ⓘ deforestation ⓘ infrastructure development ⓘ logging ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maya Mountains ecosystem