List of ecoregions in Peru

This is a list of ecoregions in Peru.

Terrestrial

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

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Montane grasslands and shrublands

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Mangroves

Marine

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

Temperate South America
  • Central Peru
  • Humboldtian

Tropical Eastern Pacific
  • Guayaquil

References
  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.
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