Central American transition zone

E529592
biogeographic region transition zone

The Central American transition zone is a biogeographic region where North and South American flora and fauna overlap and intermingle, creating a highly diverse and transitional ecosystem.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Central American mountain ranges 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic region ⓘ
transition zone ⓘ
associatedWith formation of the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
biodiversityHotspotStatus high biodiversity ⓘ
characterizedBy biotic interchange ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
high species richness ⓘ
overlap of North American fauna ⓘ
overlap of North American flora ⓘ
overlap of South American fauna ⓘ
overlap of South American flora ⓘ
formedBy Great American Biotic Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConservationPriority high ⓘ
hasEcosystemType cloud forest ⓘ
dry forest ⓘ
mangrove ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasFaunaOrigin Nearctic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neotropical ⓘ
hasFloraOrigin Gondwanan ⓘ
Holarctic ⓘ
hasRole bridge between Nearctic and Neotropical biotas ⓘ
hasTemporalOrigin Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor dispersal of mammals ⓘ
migration of birds ⓘ
plant dispersal ⓘ
includes Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ
Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ
Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
locatedIn Central America ⓘ
partOf Nearctic–Neotropical transition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy biogeographers ⓘ
relatedTo Isthmus of Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ
spans Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedIn biogeography ⓘ
ecology ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

North American mammals → region → Central American transition zone ⓘ
Central American montane forests → locatedOn → Central American transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central American mountain ranges