List of ecoregions in Chile
The following is a list of ecoregions in Chile, according to the World Wildlife Fund:
Terrestrial ecoregions
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
- Juan Fernández Islands temperate forests
- Magellanic subpolar forests
- San Felix-San Ambrosio Islands temperate forests
- Valdivian temperate rain forests
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
- Patagonian grasslands
- Patagonian steppe
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Freshwater ecoregions
High Andean Complex
- Bolivian High Andean Complex
- Arid Puna
Atacama/Sechura Complex
- Atacama/Sechura Deserts
Pacific Coastal Desert Complex
- Pacific Coastal Deserts
Mediterranean Chile Complex
- North Mediterranean Chile
- South Mediterranean Chile
Juan Fernández Islands Complex
Southern Chile Complex
- Valdivian
- Chiloe Island
- Chonos Archipelago
- Magallanes/Ultima Esperanza
Patagonia Complex
- Tierra del Fuego-Rio Grande
References
- Olson, D., Dinerstein, E., Canevari, P., Davidson, I., Castro, G., Morisset, V., Abell, R., and Toledo, E.; eds. (1998). Freshwater biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: A conservation assessment. Biodiversity Support Program, Washington, D.C..
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