List of ecoregions in Chile
The following is a list of ecoregions in Chile as identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions[]
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
- Rapa Nui and Sala-y-Gomez subtropical broadleaf forests
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests[]
- Juan Fernández Islands temperate forests
- Magellanic subpolar forests
- San Felix-San Ambrosio Islands temperate forests
- Valdivian temperate rain forests
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands[]
- Patagonian grasslands
- Patagonian steppe
Montane grasslands and shrublands[]
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub[]
- Chilean matorral
Deserts and xeric shrublands[]
- Atacama desert
- Sechura desert
Freshwater ecoregions[]
High Andean Complex[]
Atacama/Sechura Complex[]
Pacific Coastal Desert Complex[]
Mediterranean Chile Complex[]
Juan Fernández Islands Complex[]
Southern Chile Complex[]
- Chiloe Island
- Chonos Archipelago
Patagonia Complex[]
References[]
- Olson, D., Dinerstein, E., Canevari, P., Davidson, I., Castro, G., Morisset, V., Abell, R., and Toledo, E.; eds. (1998). Freshwater biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: A conservation assessment. Biodiversity Support Program, Washington, D.C..
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- Ecoregions of Chile
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