Catatumbo moist forests
Ecoregion in Venezuela and Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Catatumbo moist forests (NT0108) is an ecoregion in Venezuela and Colombia to the west and east of Lake Maracaibo. It includes four regions of moist forest on slightly higher ground than the dry forest and mangroves that surround the lake. The forest has unique flora related to the flora of the Amazon basin. It is badly degraded due to farming, livestock grazing and oil exploration.
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Catatumbo moist forests (NT0108) | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Neotropical |
Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Geography | |
Area | 8,029 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
Countries | |
Coordinates | 8.625°N 72.657°W / 8.625; -72.657 |
Geology | Catatumbo, Maracaibo Basin |
Rivers | Catatumbo, Apón, Bravo, Onia, Palmar, Santa Ana |
Climate type | Aw: equatorial, winter dry |
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