South American Pacific mangroves
| South American Pacific mangroves (NT1405) | |
|---|---|
| Ecology | |
| Biome | Mangroves |
| Geography | |
| Area | 34,187 km2 (13,200 sq mi) |
| Countries | Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
The South American Pacific mangroves (NT1405) is an ecoregion along the Pacific coast of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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Geography
Location
The South American Pacific mangroves ecoregion is found along the southern coast of Panama, extensive stretches of the Pacific coast of Colombia, sections of the Pacific coast of Ecuador, particularly around the estuary of the Guayas River, and in two small stretches along the northern coast of Peru.[1]
In Panama the mangroves are found along the Pacific coast of the Panamanian dry forests and Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests ecoregions. Further south in Colombia the mangroves fringe the Chocó-Darién moist forests along the Pacific coast. Further south again, in Ecuador the mangroves fringe sections of the coast of the Western Ecuador moist forests, Ecuadorian dry forests and Tumbes-Piura dry forests, which extend into Peru. There is a small section of mangroves on the northern coast of the Sechura Desert.[2]
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Climate
Ecology
The ecoregion is in the neotropical realm, in the mangroves biome.
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