Chocó biogeographic region

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The Chocó biogeographic region is a highly biodiverse, extremely wet tropical area along the Pacific coasts of Colombia, Panama, and northwestern Ecuador, renowned for its exceptional levels of endemism and rainforest ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
biogeographic region ⓘ
tropical rainforest region ⓘ
borders Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes

Pacific Ocean ⓘ
contains Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
Chocó–Manabí moist forests ⓘ
Esmeraldas–Pacific Colombia mangroves ⓘ
Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena mangroves ⓘ
hasAnnualRainfall among the highest in the world ⓘ
hasBiome tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ
hasCharacteristic evergreen rainforest ⓘ
exceptional endemism ⓘ
extremely high rainfall ⓘ
high humidity ⓘ
high species richness ⓘ
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
hasConservationStatus high conservation priority ⓘ
hasEcosystemType cloud forest ⓘ
freshwater wetlands ⓘ
lowland tropical rainforest ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ
montane rainforest ⓘ
riverine forest ⓘ
hasFauna highly diverse amphibian species ⓘ
highly diverse bird species ⓘ
highly diverse freshwater fish species ⓘ
highly diverse mammal species ⓘ
highly diverse reptile species ⓘ
hasFlora highly diverse vascular plants ⓘ
hasThreat agricultural expansion ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
infrastructure development ⓘ
logging ⓘ
mining ⓘ
knownFor exceptional levels of amphibian endemism ⓘ
exceptional levels of bird endemism ⓘ
exceptional levels of freshwater fish endemism ⓘ
exceptional levels of plant endemism ⓘ
exceptional levels of reptile endemism ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific coast of Colombia ⓘ
Pacific coast of Panama ⓘ
northwestern Ecuador ⓘ
partOf Neotropical realm ⓘ
Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
recognizedAs global biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
recognizedBy Conservation International ⓘ
spansCountry Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Panama ⓘ

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Chocó–Darién moist forests → partOf → Chocó biogeographic region ⓘ
Atrato River basin → partOf → Chocó biogeographic region ⓘ
Cordillera Occidental → biodiversityHotspot → Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Chocó family → regionType → Chocó–Darién rainforest region ⓘ
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Istmina → locatedInBiogeographicRegion → Chocó biogeographic region ⓘ
Tatamá National Natural Park → partOf → Chocó biogeographic region ⓘ
Tatamá National Natural Park → partOf → Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Wounaan people → locatedIn → Darién and Chocó regions ⓘ
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
San Juan River → region → Chocó biogeographic region ⓘ
Chocó biogeographic region → partOf → Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Cerro Tacarcuna → isPartOf → biogeographic Chocó–Darién region ⓘ
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Chachi people → associatedWithEcosystem → Chocó rainforest region ⓘ
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region
Colombia–Ecuador border region → partOf → Chocó–Darién biogeographic region ⓘ
linked to: Chocó biogeographic region