The word “mount” is used very usually in our language to refer to most prominences or elevations of a certain terrain. According to the RAE, it is a synonym for mountain, but it is usually used to refer to lower height elevations. However, today we are going to focus on The mountain as a biomathat is, a set of ecosystems that share characteristics of weather, flora and fauna.
If you want to learn more about this bioma, keep reading in this ecology article in which we talk about What is a mountain, its characteristics, animals and plants and from the land echoregion Monte in Argentina.
What is a mountain and its characteristics
When talking about mount as biomait refers, generally, to a non -urbanized and not cultivated land covered with vegetation. The differentiation of Mount Alto y Monte Bajodepending on its vegetation. However, there is a single ecoregion in the world that receives the cataloging of the mount: the Earth’s Ecorregion Mount.
The call Land Ecoregion Monte It is located in the mountains and plains of the center and northwest of Argentina. It is characterized by being an arid zone, with very scarce rainfall and temperatures between temperate and warm. Its fasted and central regions receive some rains in summer, while the southern area is colder and receives its rains more homogeneously distributed throughout the year. Its soils are of different types, covering from the sandy, of great depth and drainage, which can be found in their valleys, with others more clayey and of greater pH and degree of salinity. In their landscape, the plateaus, terraces and highlands alternate with the low plains and mountains, giving rise to a landscape of great relief. Its main rivers are the chubut, the black, the colorado and the drain.
If you are interested in knowing more about this and other land regions of our planet, we advise you to read this other post about the types of terrestrial biomes.
Animals of the Mount – Argentine Ecoregion
This ecoregion has a great biological diversity. These are some of the most representative mountain animals:
Argentine Puma
He Puma concolor It can measure up to more than 2 meters if the tail is included, and weigh up to more than 100 kg, being the most fornid male than the female. It is a great slender feline, with short and soft fur, of a single color that goes from reddish to gray. The offspring show a mottled during their first months of life, but they do not take long to lose it. The greatest are in Patagonia, and stands out for being a lonely feline, which also does not roar.
Gray fox
Of all Argentine fox species, the Pseudalopex grieus It is the smallest size, with a length of up to 85 cm, tail included. He lives in areas where low vegetation is dense enough to hide him, although during the day he hides underground. It is light complexion and has an opportunistic diet.
Guanaco
He Lama Guanicoe It is a wild camelid from which they come from household flame and alpaca. It is reddish brown, and its ability to adapt allows it to be distributed by a wide habitat, although in Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia it is in a state of serious threat.
Argentine terrestrial turtle
The species Chelonoidis chilensisdeclared in danger of extinction, can reach up to 32 cm long in the case of females. It is a common pet in many Argentine homes, but since it tends to have only one of them, among many more factors that affect their wild state, their subsistence is in danger. In this other article we show you more turtles in danger of extinction.
To meet more animals from the mountain of this Argentine ecoregion, we recommend this other article about 34 animals in danger of extinction in Argentina.
Mount Plants – Argentine Ecoregion
The Dominant vegetation of the Argentine mountain It is mainly about bushes, which tend to grow isolated although sometimes they give rise to dense formations. Among them we can find the maitén, the Creole sauce or the carob:
Maitén
This tree (Maytenus Baria) You can find at the foot of the Andes mountain range in Argentina. It is a perennial species, which reaches heights of up to 20 meters and straight trunk and thin branches.
Creole sauce
He Salix Humboldtiana It is another tree that reaches 12 meters high. Its trunk is dark gray, very marked cracks, and its branches form very wide glasses.
Carob tree
He Prosopis Albaor white carob, it measures up to 12 meters high, although it is usually found in quite lower heights. It results in wide glasses, which provide a large shadow. Their fruits are consumed by a large number of animals, which calm with them thirst.
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