Guayanan moist forests
E424497
Guayanan moist forests are a vast tropical rainforest ecoregion of the Guiana Shield in northern South America, noted for their high biodiversity, dense evergreen canopy, and largely intact, remote wilderness.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guayanan Highlands moist forests | 1 |
| Guayanan moist forests canonical | 1 |
| Guianan highland moist forests | 1 |
| Guianan piedmont and lowland forests | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecoregion
ⓘ
terrestrial biome ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves
ⓘ
Guayanan moist forests self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Guianan highland moist forests
Guayanan moist forests self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Guianan piedmont and lowland forests
Guianan savanna ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high endemism
ⓘ
inselberg formations ⓘ nutrient-poor soils ⓘ remote wilderness ⓘ tepui table mountains ⓘ |
| definedBy |
WWF ecoregion classification
ⓘ
surface form:
WWF ecoregions system
|
| hasAverageAnnualRainfall | 2000–4000 mm ⓘ |
| hasAverageAnnualTemperature | 24–27 °C ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityLevel | high ⓘ |
| hasBiomeType | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| hasCanopy | dense evergreen canopy ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical humid climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | relatively intact ⓘ |
| hasDominantVegetation |
lowland rainforest
ⓘ
submontane rainforest ⓘ |
| hasEcoregionCode | NT0125 ⓘ |
| hasFauna | many endemic animal species ⓘ |
| hasFlora | many endemic plant species ⓘ |
| hasHumanPopulationDensity | low ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
dense river network
ⓘ
headwaters of major Amazon and Orinoco tributaries ⓘ |
| hasProtectionLevel | partially protected in national parks and reserves ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
acidic soils
ⓘ
highly weathered soils ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType | evergreen broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
French Guiana ⓘ Guiana Shield ⓘ Guyana ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ northern South America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amazon biome
ⓘ
Neotropical realm ⓘ |
| providesEcosystemService |
carbon storage
ⓘ
freshwater regulation ⓘ habitat for endemic species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
hydroelectric development
ⓘ
mining ⓘ road construction ⓘ selective logging ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guayanan Highlands moist forests
this entity surface form:
Guianan piedmont and lowland forests
this entity surface form:
Guianan highland moist forests