A bioma is defined as a biogeographic category in which different ecosystems can be found with specific climatic characteristics and fauna characteristics. Among the departments of Guatemala, seven different biomes that are classified as follows are differentiated: humid tropical jungle, rainfall rainforest, mountain jungle, chaparral or spiny scrub, mountain forest, wet subtropical jungle and humid tropical savanna; Each of these biomes has its own native species.
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Humid tropical jungle
The humid tropical jungle is representative of the Petén region that is located north of the country, with an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. It is characterized by a flat relief, poor soils and karst type landscapes, also presents a Great diversity of fauna and a lush jungle. As for the weather, it presents a hot and humid climate and there is no big difference between the rainy season and the dry season. This bioma with respect to its flora has a large number of broad -leaf trees species.
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Rainy rainforest
The rainy rainforest is another of the Guatemala junglesalthough this is similar to the humid tropical jungle, they differ above all in The rainfall and atmospheric humiditybeing in the rainforest jungle much higher. This bioma is at 1,300 meters above sea level and is characterized by much more complex vegetation. The predominant climate is Wet wet And it does not have a well -defined dry era. Some of the ecosystems that can be found in this bioma are the high perennifolias, estuaries, mangroves sagage and grassland associated, among others. As in the humid tropical jungle, wide -blade trees also predominate in this jungle.
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Mountain jungle
This bioma as the name implies is located in mountainous areas of slopes that are marked between 1,100 and 2,900 meters above sea level. The climate that characterizes it is between temperate to warm wet in the day and colder at nightalso how much with a lot of rainfall, concentrating the rainiest period between April and September. It has a high diversity of habitat and vegetation associated with arborescent ferns, pines and avocados, among others. The High humidity It makes a great diversity of epiphytes in the trees.
Chaparral or thorny thicket
The chaparral or also called spiny thicket can be found discontinuously in the Centra and Eastern region of Guatemala, in valleys that are surrounded by mountains where the shadow phenomenon of rain is generated. This phenomenon as a consequence brings dry areas of Very low rainfall. Due to the shortage of water in its territory there are plant species of arid areas, such as spines plants. This bioma is very fragile and is between 100 and 1,000 meters above sea level.
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Mountain forest
The mountain forest in terms of its biodiversity remembers North American biodiversity. His variety of species is scarce And in it only a stratum differs and the undergrowth characterized by being very poor. However, conifers abound, or in general the plants that are reproduced by cones. In addition there are some endemisms of fauna and flora that can be found in this bioma. Its climate if you present a clear Difference between the warm era and the cold eraand is distributed between altitudes ranging from 2,000 and 4,200 meters above sea level.
Wet subtropical jungle
The wet subtropical jungle of Guatemala is exactly located in the Pacific region called Boca-Costa, is between 800 and 1,200 meters above sea level, along the peaceful slope of the volcanic origin chain. The volcanic chain serves as a barrier to the southern winds that arrive loaded with moisture, so there is a High rainfall on the slopes of the chain. The present vegetation is very diverse and its climate is warm to temperate.
Humid tropical savanna
The humid tropical savanna is located along the Pacific coast with an altitude that goes from sea level to approximately 1,000 meters above sea level. Its original vegetation is formed by mangroves, savanas, deciduous jungles and perennial leaf jungles. However, this bioma is very transformed and replaced by agricultural landscapes. Despite the alteration of the landscape to allocate it to agricultural activities, there are still some remnants of forests and vegetation originating in the area. The reason that this bioma is so altered is due to the large amount of rivers that descend from the volcanic chainsince thanks to these the humid tropical savanna has become a very productive area.
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