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[edit]
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[edit]
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests[edit]
- Juan Fernández Islands temperate forests
- Magellanic subpolar forests
- San Felix-San Ambrosio Islands temperate forests
- Valdivian temperate rain forests
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands[edit]
Montane grasslands and shrublands[edit]
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub[edit]
Deserts and xeric shrublands[edit]
Freshwater ecoregions[edit]
High Andean Complex[edit]
Atacama/Sechura Complex[edit]
Pacific Coastal Desert Complex[edit]
Mediterranean Chile Complex[edit]
Juan Fernández Islands Complex[edit]
Southern Chile Complex[edit]
Patagonia Complex[edit]
References[edit]
- 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..