Isthmian–Atlantic moist forests
The Isthmian–Atlantic moist forests (NT0129) are a Central American tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion located on the lowland slopes (under 500 meters) on the caribbean sea side of Nicaragua and Costa Rica and the Gulf and Pacific Ocean sides of Panama. The forest species are a mix of North American and South American, as this region only became a land bridge in the past 3 million years.
| Isthmian–Atlantic moist forests (NT0129) | |
|---|---|
Chagres River, Panama | |
Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 58,792 km2 (22,700 sq mi) |
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| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable |
| Protected | 20,545 km2 (36%) |
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