Central American montane forests

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biodiversity hotspot ecoregion montane forest tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest

The Central American montane forests are a high-elevation, moist tropical and subtropical forest ecoregion stretching along Central America’s major mountain ranges and renowned for their exceptional biodiversity and high levels of endemism.

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Label	Occurrences
Central American montane forests canonical	1
Central American montane forests ecoregion	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biodiversity hotspot ⓘ ecoregion ⓘ montane forest ⓘ tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ
biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ
borderedBy	dry forests at lower elevations ⓘ lowland tropical rainforests ⓘ
climate	cool subtropical ⓘ humid ⓘ
conservationStatus	vulnerable ⓘ
ecosystemService	carbon storage ⓘ water regulation ⓘ watershed protection ⓘ
elevationRange	generally above 1,000 meters ⓘ up to around 3,000 meters or more in some areas ⓘ
extendsThrough	Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ western Panama ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	complex topography ⓘ exceptional biodiversity ⓘ high humidity ⓘ high levels of endemism ⓘ high rainfall ⓘ persistent cloud cover in many areas ⓘ steep environmental gradients ⓘ
hasConservationMeasure	biosphere reserves ⓘ national parks ⓘ protected areas ⓘ
hasFauna	Baird's tapir ⓘ surface form: Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) golden toad (Incilius periglenes, now likely extinct) ⓘ horned guan ⓘ surface form: horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus) numerous endemic birds ⓘ numerous endemic plants ⓘ Resplendent quetzal ⓘ surface form: resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) various endemic frogs ⓘ various endemic salamanders ⓘ
hasFlora	bromeliads ⓘ epiphytes ⓘ ferns ⓘ oaks (Quercus spp.) ⓘ orchids ⓘ pines (Pinus spp.) ⓘ
hasVegetationType	cloud forest ⓘ evergreen broadleaf forest ⓘ oak forest ⓘ pine–oak forest ⓘ
locatedIn	Central America ⓘ
locatedOn	Central American transition zone ⓘ surface form: Central American mountain ranges
partOf	Neotropical realm ⓘ
threatenedBy	agricultural expansion ⓘ climate change ⓘ deforestation ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ logging ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Sierra Madre de Chiapas → ecoregion → Central American montane forests ⓘ

Celaque National Park → partOf → Central American montane forests ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central American montane forests ecoregion