Dry Chaco
E487925
Dry Chaco is a vast, semi-arid ecoregion in South America characterized by thorny forests, scrublands, and seasonal rivers, spanning parts of Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographic region
ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Neotropical realm ⓘ |
| biome | tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| border |
Cerrado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humid Chaco NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Pampas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantanal NERFINISHED ⓘ Yungas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
high temperatures
ⓘ
low annual rainfall ⓘ marked dry season ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | vulnerable ecoregion ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregionCode | NT0210 ⓘ |
| fauna |
Chacoan peccary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anteaters ⓘ armadillos ⓘ giant armadillo ⓘ greater rhea ⓘ howler monkeys ⓘ maned wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous reptile species ⓘ puma ⓘ various tinamou species ⓘ |
| flora |
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulnesia sarmientoi NERFINISHED ⓘ Prosopis species ⓘ Schinopsis lorentzii NERFINISHED ⓘ bromeliads ⓘ cacti ⓘ |
| humanPopulationDensity | low ⓘ |
| hydrology | seasonal rivers ⓘ |
| landUse |
extensive cattle ranching
ⓘ
soybean cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| majorThreat |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ deforestation ⓘ overgrazing ⓘ wildfire ⓘ |
| partOf | Gran Chaco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | World Wildlife Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType |
clay soils
ⓘ
saline soils ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
scrubland
ⓘ
thorn forest ⓘ |
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