Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve Explained

Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve
Alt Name:Biósfera Los Tuxtlas
Iucn Category:VI
Map:Mexico
Relief:1
Location:Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico
Nearest City:Catemaco
Coordinates:18.484°N -95.01°W
Coords Ref:[1]
Area:1551km2
Established:1998

The Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve or Biósfera Los Tuxtlas, is a biosphere reserve located in the coastal and higher elevations of the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, in Los Tuxtlas of Veracruz state, in south eastern Mexico.[2]

Ecoregion

The area is notable for its diversity of plants and animals. It contains the neotropical Sierra de los Tuxtlas tropical rainforest ecoregion, of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome.[2]

Other Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in the region include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve . protectedplanet.net.
  2. http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofile.php?l=eng&country=mex&park=ltbr&page=inf Parkswatch