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Revision as of 04:58, 30 March 2011

Southern Andean Yungas
Ecology
BiomeTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Borders
  • Chaco (WWF ecoregion)
  • Bolivian montane dry forests
  • Central Andean puna
  • Argentine Monte
Geography
Countries

The Southern Andean Yungas is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in southwestern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina.

Setting

The ecoregion occurs in elevations ranging from 800 to 3,000 metres (2,600 to 9,800 ft).[1]

Climate

The climate is influenced by trade winds that bring about 2,500 millimetres (98 in) of rain per year.

References

  1. ^ "Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Southern Andean steppe (NT1008)". World Wide Fund for Nature. 2001.