Selva Alta

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Selva Alta is a high-elevation Amazonian rainforest zone in Peru characterized by steep terrain, dense cloud forests, and rich biodiversity.

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Selva Alta canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amazonian rainforest zone ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ
tropical montane forest ⓘ
adjacentTo Puna grasslands ⓘ
Selva Baja ⓘ
biodiversity high endemism ⓘ
rich ⓘ
biome tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ
climate cloudy ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ
humid tropical ⓘ
climaticFeature frequent cloud cover ⓘ
orographic rainfall ⓘ
conservationStatus partially protected in Peruvian protected areas ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
ecologicalRole buffer zone between high Andes and lowland Amazon ⓘ
carbon storage area ⓘ
water regulation zone ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 800–3,500 meters above sea level ⓘ
fauna Andean birds ⓘ
amphibians ⓘ
insects ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
flora bromeliads ⓘ
epiphytes ⓘ
ferns ⓘ
orchids ⓘ
tree ferns ⓘ
hydrology headwaters of Amazon tributaries ⓘ
landUse cattle grazing in cleared areas ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
literalMeaning high jungle ⓘ
locatedIn Amazon Basin ⓘ
eastern slopes of the Andes ⓘ
partOf Andean–Amazonian transition zone ⓘ
Peruvian Amazon ⓘ
recognizedBy Peruvian ecological zoning schemes ⓘ
soilType shallow soils on steep slopes ⓘ
terrain rugged ⓘ
steep ⓘ
threat agricultural expansion ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
logging ⓘ
road construction ⓘ
vegetationType cloud forest ⓘ
evergreen montane rainforest ⓘ

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Pasco Region → hasNaturalRegion → Selva Alta ⓘ