Ecological Systems Classification
Due to the overwhelming diversity of species in Latin America, ecosystem units
can play an important role in determining targets of conservation opportunity
in the region. NatureServe and its member programs, with funding from The Nature
Conservancy, have completed a working classification of terrestrial ecological
systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. A summary
report and data are available for the nearly 700 ecological systems that
currently are classified and described. We document applications of these ecological
systems for conservation assessment, ecological inventory, mapping, land management,
and ecological monitoring.
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