tropical Andes

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biodiversity hotspot ecoregion complex mountain region

The tropical Andes are a high-elevation mountain region near the equator in South America, renowned for their exceptional biodiversity, complex climates, and extensive glacial and hydrological systems.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tropical Andes	1
Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspot	5

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biodiversity hotspot ⓘ ecoregion complex ⓘ mountain region ⓘ
biodiversityRank	one of the most species-rich regions on Earth ⓘ
climateType	humid ⓘ seasonally dry ⓘ tropical montane ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
crossesCountry	Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
designation	biodiversity hotspot by Conservation International ⓘ
hasAltitudinalGradient	from low montane to high alpine zones ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	complex climates ⓘ exceptional biodiversity ⓘ extensive glacial systems ⓘ extensive hydrological systems ⓘ high elevation ⓘ
hasEcosystem	cloud forest ⓘ glacial lakes ⓘ high-Andean wetlands ⓘ montane forest ⓘ puna grassland ⓘ páramo ⓘ
hasGlaciers	tropical glaciers ⓘ
hasHighEndemism	amphibians ⓘ orchids ⓘ vascular plants ⓘ
hydrologicalRole	headwaters of major Andean rivers ⓘ
isCenterOf	amphibian endemism ⓘ bird diversity ⓘ plant endemism ⓘ
locatedIn	Andes ⓘ Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	equator ⓘ
partOf	Andean mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesService	carbon storage ⓘ freshwater supply for Andean cities ⓘ regulation of regional climate ⓘ
recognizedBy	Conservation International NERFINISHED ⓘ
threatenedBy	agricultural expansion ⓘ climate change ⓘ deforestation ⓘ glacier retreat ⓘ mining ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Andean glacial system → climateZone → tropical Andes ⓘ

Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru → isHighestPointOf → tropical Andes ⓘ

subject surface form: Huascarán

this entity surface form: Tropical Andes

Huascarán National Park → partOf → tropical Andes ⓘ