Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests
| Eastern Cordillera real montane forests (NT0121) | |
|---|---|
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| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 102,565 km2 (39,601 sq mi) |
| Countries | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
| Coordinates | 1°55′37″S 78°07′37″W / 1.927°S 78.127°W |
The Eastern Cordillera real montane forests (NT0121) is an ecoregion in the eastern range of the Andes of southern Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru.
Geography
Location
The ecoregion extends along the southern part of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia, the eastern part of the Cordillera Real of Ecuador and the northern part of the Andes of Peru. It has an area of 10,256,352 hectares (25,344,000 acres).[1] In the extreme north the ecoregion transitions into the Magdalena Valley montane forests and Cordillera Oriental montane forests ecoregions. The north and central parts of the ecoregion merge into the Napo moist forests to the east and the Northwestern Andean montane forests to the west. The southern part transitions into the Ucayali moist forests to the east, Marañón dry forests to the south and Tumbes-Piura dry forests to the west. The north and central parts of the ecoregion adjoin or surround regions of Northern Andean páramo at the upper levels, and the southern part surrounds regions of Cordillera Central páramo.[2]
Terrain
Climate
Ecology
The ecoregion is in the neotropical realm, in the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome.[1] The ecoregion is part of the Northern Andean Montane Forests global ecoregion, which includes the Magdalena Valley montane forests, Venezuelan Andes montane forests, Northwestern Andean montane forests, Cauca Valley montane forests, Cordillera Oriental montane forests, Santa Marta montane forests and Eastern Cordillera real montane forests terrestrial ecoregions.[3]
Flora
Fauna
Status
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) gives the region the status of "Vulnerable".[4]
Notes
Sources
- "Eastern Cordillera real montane forests", Global Species, Myers Enterprises II, retrieved 2017-06-18
- Juan Carlos Riveros Salcedo, Eastern South America: Ecuador into Colombia and Peru, WWF, retrieved 2017-06-18
- Northern Andean Montane Forests, WWF Global, retrieved 2017-06-15
- WildFinder, WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-04-26