The ecoregions of Bolivia and its characteristics

The Southwestern Amazon Selva or Southwestern Amazon Forest It extends through northern Bolivia and is a refuge for many species that are seriously threatened; such as:

• The pecarí.
• The jaguar.
• The Cayman

In addition, there are different inventories where it is shown that this ecoregion contains a great diversity of butterfly species, fish, birds and plants, being many endemic species.

The Beni savannas or floodin Peru this area is known as the savanna of palm trees, they are an ecoregion that is found in the Neotropical echozoneextending by the Benian plain to the southwest of the Amazonas Cuenda and northeast of the Andes. There is practically talk of a pasture formed by seasonal wetlands with large subtropical forests and savannas.

Here we tell you more about what wetlands, their types and characteristics are.

In the Wet tropical forest ecoregion from Bolivia is a Great biodiversity. It is also characterized by frequent rainfall throughout the year and a climate with average temperatures between 25 ºC and 27 ºC.

We tell you more about this type of natural region in these other articles on tropical forests: characteristics, flora and fauna and why the conservation of tropical forests is important.

It is one of the more diverse ecoregions of Bolivia As for biodiversity, weather and topography, for example, in it are rainy valleys, mountains, wooded and steep areas. The forests of this ecoregion called Bolivian Yungas They are characterized by presenting an altitudinal distribution in different vegetation floors.

The Wet Puna Andina Center It is one of the Ecoregions of Bolivia Formed by Montanos and Pastizales, it is not only found in Bolivia, but also in the Andes of Peru.

Its climate can vary between cold and subtropical semi -arid. The flora that characterizes it is formed by communities of wetlands, branches, herbaceous plants, small shrubs and trees. Some of Bolivia’s animals species, more specifically in this ecoregion, are all those species of Andean camelids, such as flame or guanaco, large mammals and a wide variety of endemic birds.

Herein Bolivian ecoregion call Puna Andina Center The bushes and mountainous meadows predominate, it is based on high mountains with permanent ice and snow, lakes, plateaus, preads and valleys. The weather is semi -arid cold, and among its endemic fauna are the mouse of the Puna and Darwin’s area.

To the Bolivian Montano Dry Puna Or simply Dry Puna from Bolivia It is characterized by being formed by thickets and grasslands. Its climate is deserted cold and between its flora it is very typical that is found in wetlands and in desert areas, there are also the presence of maidening vegetation, grassland species of the genres Festuca and Stipa, and there is also the woody plant Polylepis Tarapacana. In it, animal species such as camelids, puma and Andean fox predominate, as well as three species of flamingos, among other birds.

He Chiquitano dry forest It is the largest tropical dry forest in South America and practically almost its extension in the department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Its vegetation goes from semicaducifolia to deciduous with exclusive species, such as yellow taras, South American oak, momoqui and purple, among others. It is an area with special commercial value since approximately more than 75% of the species of this forest are timber.

The Bolivian closed or closed It is one Tropical savanna which extends in the east of Bolivia, although its greatest extension is found in Brazil. It finds a great biodiversity of animals and plants in Brazil and this area of ​​Bolivia, although this huge biodiversity is constantly threatened by monocultures, extensive agriculture and burning vegetation for the production of carbon.

He Bolivian Chaco It is an ecoregion that extends through the southern part of the Bolivia Eastern Llanos Region. This ecoregion is characterized by a semi -arid climate and a scarce biodiversity of species of plants and animals compared to other parts of the country. This area is of great importance for the human being due to the concentration of existing oil and gas deposits.

In it Bolivian Pantanal There are lagoons and lakes, flooded sheets, swamps, rivers, dry and closed forests. In the area of ​​the Ecoregion of Bolivia Known as the Pantanal is a wide variety of magnificent plant and fish species, large mammals and birds.

In addition, we can find other areas also considered Bolivian ecoregionsas they are The deserts, the lakes and the salars. Here we mention some of these known areas:

• Atacama desert
• Sechura desert
• Lake Titicaca
• Uru Uru Lake
• Salar de Uyuni
• Salar from Coipasa

After learning about all these natural regions of Bolivia, we encourage you to know these 13 animals in danger of extinction in Bolivia.

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