Central American transition zone

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The Central American transition zone is a biogeographic region where North and South American flora and fauna overlap and intermingle, creating a highly diverse and transitional ecosystem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic region ⓘ
transition zone ⓘ
associatedWith formation of the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
biodiversityHotspotStatus high biodiversity ⓘ
characterizedBy biotic interchange ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
high species richness ⓘ
overlap of North American fauna ⓘ
overlap of North American flora ⓘ
overlap of South American fauna ⓘ
overlap of South American flora ⓘ
formedBy Great American Biotic Interchange ⓘ
hasConservationPriority high ⓘ
hasEcosystemType cloud forest ⓘ
dry forest ⓘ
mangrove ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasFaunaOrigin Nearctic ⓘ
Neotropical ⓘ
hasFloraOrigin Gondwanan ⓘ
Holarctic ⓘ
hasRole bridge between Nearctic and Neotropical biotas ⓘ
hasTemporalOrigin Pliocene ⓘ
linked to: Pliocene epoch
importantFor dispersal of mammals ⓘ
migration of birds ⓘ
plant dispersal ⓘ
includes Belize ⓘ
Costa Rica ⓘ
El Salvador ⓘ
Guatemala ⓘ
Honduras ⓘ
Nicaragua ⓘ
Panama ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
locatedIn Central America ⓘ
partOf Nearctic–Neotropical transition ⓘ
Neotropical realm ⓘ
recognizedBy biogeographers ⓘ
relatedTo Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
spans Mesoamerica ⓘ
studiedIn biogeography ⓘ
ecology ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ

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North American mammals → region → Central American transition zone ⓘ
Central American montane forests → locatedOn → Central American mountain ranges ⓘ
linked to: Central American transition zone