Andean-Amazon transition zone

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The Andean-Amazon transition zone is a biodiverse ecological and geographical belt where the eastern slopes of the Andes gradually merge into the lowland Amazon rainforest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
biogeographical region ⓘ
ecotone ⓘ
borders Amazon rainforest ⓘ
Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes
characterizedBy altitudinal zonation ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
high species turnover ⓘ
steep environmental gradients ⓘ
hasBiomeTransition montane to lowland rainforest ⓘ
hasClimate high rainfall ⓘ
humid tropical climate ⓘ
hasCountry Bolivia ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
hasEcosystemType cloud forest ⓘ
foothill forest ⓘ
lowland rainforest ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
hasFunction biogeographical corridor ⓘ
refugium for species ⓘ
hasGradient elevation gradient ⓘ
precipitation gradient ⓘ
temperature gradient ⓘ
hasProcess orographic rainfall ⓘ
hasResearchFocus biogeography ⓘ
conservation science ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ
importantFor carbon storage ⓘ
climate regulation ⓘ
ecological connectivity between Andes and Amazon ⓘ
species diversification ⓘ
locatedIn South America ⓘ
locatedOn eastern slopes of the Andes ⓘ
partOf Amazon Basin ⓘ
Andean region ⓘ
recognizedBy conservation biologists ⓘ
supports high amphibian diversity ⓘ
high bird diversity ⓘ
high insect diversity ⓘ
high plant diversity ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
hydroelectric development ⓘ
mining ⓘ
road construction ⓘ

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Putumayo Department → partOfRegion → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
Alto Guavio Province → hasNaturalFeature → Andean forests ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Centinela del Cóndor Canton → knownFor → Amazon-Andes transition landscapes ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Palanda Canton → locatedIn → Andean–Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Putumayo → partOfRegion → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
La Convención Province → locatedIn → Andean–Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Puerto Leguízamo → belongsTo → Andean–Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Upano River → geologicalSetting → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
Tingo María National Park → locatedIn → Andean–Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park → protects → Andean-Amazonian ecological corridor ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Satipo → locatedIn → Andean–Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Villa Rica → partOf → Amazonian coffee‑growing belt of Peru ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Selva Alta → partOf → Andean–Amazonian transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Bolivian Andes → drainage → Amazon Basin (eastern slopes) ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Jaén, Peru → partOf → Andean–Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Bagua, Peru → locatedInOrographicFeature → Andean–Amazonian transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Cordillera Azul National Park → partOf → Andes-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Paquisha → hasCoordinateRegion → Andes–Amazon foothills region ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Amuesha → hasLinguisticArea → Amazonian foothills of the Andes ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Serranía de la Macarena → partOf → Andes–Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
U’wa → culturalRegion → Andean–Amazonian transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Cordillera de los Picachos National Natural Park → biogeographicalRegion → Amazon-Andes transition ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
El Paujíl → belongsToGeographicalRegion → Andean-Amazonian transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Caguán River → hasRegion → Andean–Amazonian transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Serranía de los Churumbelos National Natural Park → partOf → Andes–Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
San Miguel, Putumayo → locatedIn → Andean-Amazon foothills region ⓘ
subject linked to: San Miguel
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
San Francisco, Putumayo → isPartOfGeographicalRegion → Andean-Amazon transition zone ⓘ
subject linked to: San Francisco
Cueva de los Guácharos National Natural Park → borders → Andean-Amazon foothills ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Orito → locatedInGeographicalFeature → Andean–Amazonian transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Parque Nacional Podocarpus–El Cóndor (Ecuadorian sector) → partOf → Andean-Amazonian transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Santiago River basin → partOf → Andean–Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Morona Santiago → biodiversityRegion → Tropical Andes and Amazon transition zone ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Luya Province → locatedIn → Andean Amazon region ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Alto Mayo Protection Forest → partOf → Andean-Amazon region ⓘ
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone