List of ecoregions in Guatemala explained

This is a list of ecoregions of Guatemala as defined by the World Wildlife Fund and the Freshwater Ecoregions of the World database.

Terrestrial ecoregions

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

• Central American Atlantic moist forests^[1]
• Central American montane forests^[2]
• Chiapas montane forests^[3]
• Petén–Veracruz moist forests^[4]
• Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forests^[5]
• Yucatán moist forests^[6]

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

• Central American dry forests^[7]
• Chiapas Depression dry forests^[8]

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

• Central American pine-oak forests^[9]

Deserts and xeric shrublands

• Motagua Valley thornscrub^[10]

Mangroves

• Belizean Coast mangroves^[11]
• Northern Honduras mangroves^[12]
• Northern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves^[13]

Freshwater ecoregions

Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers

• Grijalva - Usumacinta^[14]
• Quintana Roo - Motagua^[15]
• Chiapas - Fonseca^[16]

Tropical and subtropical upland rivers

• Upper Usumacinta^[17]

Marine ecoregions

Tropical Northwestern Atlantic

• Western Caribbean^[18] (includes the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef^[19])

Tropical East Pacific

• Chiapas-Nicaragua^[18]

See also

• List of ecoregions in Belize
• List of ecoregions in El Salvador
• List of ecoregions in Mexico

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central American Atlantic moist forests. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
2. Web site: Central American montane forests. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
3. Web site: Chiapas montane forests. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
4. Web site: Petén-Veracruz moist forests. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
5. Web site: Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forest. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
6. Web site: Yucatán moist forests. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
7. Web site: Central American dry forests. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
8. Web site: Chiapas Depression dry forests. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
9. Web site: Central American pine-oak forests. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
10. Web site: Motagua Valley thornscrub. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
11. Web site: Belizean Coast mangroves. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
12. Web site: Northern Honduras mangroves. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.
13. Web site: Northern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-24.
14. Web site: Grijalva - Usumacinta . Freshwater Ecoregions of the World . 2013-08-19 . dead . https://archive.today/20130819181313/http://www.feow.org/ecoregion_details.php?eco=173 . 2013-08-19 .
15. Web site: Quintana Roo - Motagua . Freshwater Ecoregions of the World . 2013-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120602033557/http://www.feow.org/ecoregion_details.php?eco=202 . 2012-06-02 .
16. Web site: Chiapas - Fonseca . Freshwater Ecoregions of the World . 2013-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120602033700/http://www.feow.org/ecoregion_details.php?eco=201 . 2012-06-02 .
17. Web site: Upper Usumacinta . Freshwater Ecoregions of the World . 2013-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116164708/http://www.feow.org/ecoregions/details/Upper_Usumacinta . 2017-01-16 . dead .
18. Web site: Marine Ecoregions (Spalding 2007). [Map by] GEOMAR, University of Seville, Department of Human Geography. ]. Marine ecoregions . marineplan.es . 2013-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170212110426/http://www.marineplan.es/ES/fichas_kml/mapasfichas/ecoregions.jpg . 2017-02-12 . dead .
19. Web site: Mesoamerican Reef. World Wildlife Fund. 2013-08-19.