Andean-Amazon transition zone

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biodiversity hotspot biogeographical region ecotone

The Andean-Amazon transition zone is a biodiverse ecological and geographical belt where the eastern slopes of the Andes gradually merge into the lowland Amazon rainforest.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Andean–Amazon transition zone 5
Amazon-Andes transition landscapes 1
Amazonian coffee‑growing belt of Peru 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
biogeographical region ⓘ
ecotone ⓘ
borders Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Andes Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy altitudinal zonation ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
high species turnover ⓘ
steep environmental gradients ⓘ
hasBiomeTransition montane to lowland rainforest ⓘ
hasClimate high rainfall ⓘ
humid tropical climate ⓘ
hasCountry Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEcosystemType cloud forest ⓘ
foothill forest ⓘ
lowland rainforest ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
hasFunction biogeographical corridor ⓘ
refugium for species ⓘ
hasGradient elevation gradient ⓘ
precipitation gradient ⓘ
temperature gradient ⓘ
hasProcess orographic rainfall ⓘ
hasResearchFocus biogeography ⓘ
conservation science ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ
importantFor carbon storage ⓘ
climate regulation ⓘ
ecological connectivity between Andes and Amazon ⓘ
species diversification ⓘ
locatedIn South America ⓘ
locatedOn eastern slopes of the Andes ⓘ
partOf Amazon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Andean region NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy conservation biologists ⓘ
supports high amphibian diversity ⓘ
high bird diversity ⓘ
high insect diversity ⓘ
high plant diversity ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
hydroelectric development ⓘ
mining ⓘ
road construction ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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Putumayo Department → partOfRegion → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
Alto Guavio Province → hasNaturalFeature → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean forests
Centinela del Cóndor Canton → knownFor → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amazon-Andes transition landscapes
Palanda Canton → locatedIn → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean–Amazon transition zone
Putumayo → partOfRegion → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
La Convención Province → locatedIn → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean–Amazon transition zone
Puerto Leguízamo → belongsTo → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean–Amazon transition zone
Upano River → geologicalSetting → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
Tingo María National Park → locatedIn → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean–Amazon transition zone
Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park → protects → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean-Amazonian ecological corridor
Satipo → locatedIn → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean–Amazon transition zone
Villa Rica → partOf → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amazonian coffee‑growing belt of Peru
Selva Alta → partOf → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean–Amazonian transition zone