"Important report on the status of conservation efforts in Latin America. This biogeographical approach delimited five major ecosystems, 11 major habitat types, and 191 ecoregions. Appendices provide extensive database on the ecoregions, and nine well-constructed maps of Latin America illustrat...

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Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC World Bank 1995
Edition:	1. print.
Subjects:	Comunidades bióticas - Caribe, Area del - Evaluación Comunidades bióticas - Hispanoamérica - Evaluación Diversidad biológica - Caribe, Area del - Evaluación Ecología - Caribe, Area del - Evaluación Ecología - Hipanoamérica - Evaluación Ökologie Biodiversity conservation > Caribbean Area Biodiversity conservation > Latin America Ecological regions > Caribbean Area Ecological regions > Latin America Ecology > Caribbean Area Ecology > Latin America Naturschutz Biozönose Lateinamerika Karibik
Summary:	"Important report on the status of conservation efforts in Latin America. This biogeographical approach delimited five major ecosystems, 11 major habitat types, and 191 ecoregions. Appendices provide extensive database on the ecoregions, and nine well-constructed maps of Latin America illustrate the bioregions, major habitats, ecoregions, mangrove, conservation status, biological distinctiveness, and conservation priorities. The foldout map of 'Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean' is a major contribution"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.. - http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
Physical Description:	XVII, 129 S., 9 Bl. Kt. 1 Kt.-Beil.
ISBN:	0821332953