List of ecoregions in Guatemala

This is a list of ecoregions of Guatemala as defined by the World Wildlife Fund and the Freshwater Ecoregions of the World database.

Terrestrial ecoregions

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

• Central American Atlantic moist forests^[1]
• Central American montane forests^[2]
• Chiapas montane forests^[3]
• Petén-Veracruz moist forests^[4]
• Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forest^[5]
• Yucatán moist forests^[6]

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

• Central American dry forests^[7]
• Chiapas Depression dry forests^[8]

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

• Central American pine-oak forests^[9]

Deserts and xeric shrublands

• Motagua Valley thornscrub^[10]

Mangroves

• Belizean Coast mangroves^[11]
• Northern Honduras mangroves^[12]
• Tehuantepec-El Manchon mangroves^[13]
• Northern Dry Pacific Coast mangrove^[14]

Freshwater ecoregions

Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers

• Grijalva - Usumacinta^[15]
• Quintana Roo - Motagua^[16]
• Chiapas - Fonseca^[17]

Tropical and subtropical upland rivers

• Upper Usumacinta^[18]

Marine ecoregions

Tropical Northwestern Atlantic

• Western Caribbean^[19] (includes the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef^[20])

Tropical East Pacific

• Chiapas-Nicaragua^[19]

References

1. "Central American Atlantic moist forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
2. "Central American montane forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
3. "Chiapas montane forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
4. "Petén-Veracruz moist forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
5. "Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forest". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
6. "Yucatán moist forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
7. "Central American dry forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
8. "Chiapas Depression dry forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
9. "Central American pine-oak forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
10. "Motagua Valley thornscrub". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
11. "Belizean Coast mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
12. "Northern Honduras mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
13. "Tehuantepec-El Manchon mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
14. "Northern Dry Pacific Coast mangrove". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
15. "Grijalva - Usumacinta". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
16. "Quintana Roo - Motagua". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
17. "Chiapas - Fonseca". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
18. "Upper Usumacinta". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
19. "Marine Ecoregions (Spalding 2007). [Map by] GEOMAR, University of Seville, Department of Human Geography.". Marine ecoregions. marineplan.es. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
20. "Mesoamerican Reef". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-19.