List of ecoregions in Peru

This is a list of ecoregions in Peru.

Terrestrial

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Peru is in the Neotropical realm. Ecoregions are listed by biome.[1]

Mangroves

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Marine

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Peru is at the intersection of two marine realms, Temperate South America and the Tropical Eastern Pacific.[2]

Temperate South America

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  • Central Peru
  • Humboldtian

Tropical Eastern Pacific

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  • Guayaquil

References

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  1. ^ Dinerstein, Eric; David Olson; Douglas J. Graham; et al. (1995). A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. World Bank, Washington DC.
  2. ^ Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573-583.