Cordillera de Merida páramo
The Cordillera de Merida páramo (NT1004) is an ecoregion containing páramo (high moorland) vegetation above the treeline in the Andes mountain range of Venezuela. The isolated habitat has many endemic species. It is relatively stable and intact.
| Cordillera de Merida páramo (NT1004) | |
|---|---|
Páramo in the Cordillera de Merida | |
Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | Montane grasslands and shrublands |
| Geography | |
| Area | 2,849 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Coordinates | 8.849°N 70.846°W |
| Climate type | ETH: Alpine tundra |
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