Madrean Sky Islands region

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biodiversity hotspot biogeographic region mountain range complex

The Madrean Sky Islands region is a biodiversity-rich network of isolated mountain ranges rising from desert lowlands in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known for its unique mix of temperate and subtropical ecosystems.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Madrean Sky Islands 3
Madrean Sky Islands region canonical 1
Madrean sky island 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
biogeographic region ⓘ
mountain range complex ⓘ
characterizedBy ecological isolation of mountain ranges ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
mountain ranges rising from desert lowlands ⓘ
strong elevational gradients ⓘ
contains isolated mountain ranges ⓘ
hasClimateType montane climate at higher elevations ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
hasConservationDesignation priority conservation area for North American biodiversity ⓘ
hasEcosystemType desert scrub ⓘ
grassland ⓘ
oak woodland ⓘ
pine-oak forest ⓘ
subtropical forest ⓘ
temperate forest ⓘ
hasNotableMountainRange Chiricahua Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huachuca Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madera Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pinaleño Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santa Catalina Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santa Rita Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor biogeography studies ⓘ
conservation biology research ⓘ
species range connectivity between Rocky Mountains and Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
knownFor biogeographic connectivity between temperate and tropical biotas ⓘ
high levels of endemism ⓘ
mix of temperate and subtropical ecosystems ⓘ
locatedIn Northwestern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chihuahuan Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madrean Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sonoran Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ
spansPoliticalEntity Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chihuahua NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Mexico–Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports large carnivore populations ⓘ
migratory bird corridors ⓘ
pollinator diversity ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ
urban expansion ⓘ
wildfire regime change ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Huachuca Mountains foothills → region → Madrean Sky Islands region ⓘ
Huachuca Mountains → partOf → Madrean Sky Islands region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madrean Sky Islands
Rincon Mountains → partOf → Madrean Sky Islands region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madrean Sky Islands
Santa Catalina Mountains → partOf → Madrean Sky Islands region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sky Islands region
Santa Rita Mountains → partOf → Madrean Sky Islands region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madrean Sky Islands
Spring Mountains → ecoregion → Madrean Sky Islands region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madrean sky island