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    Tropical Andes is northern of the three climate-delineated parts of the Andes, the others being the Dry Andes and the Wet Andes. The Tropical Andes'...
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    three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest mountain range outside...
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  • The climate and ecology of different locations on the globe naturally separate into life zones, depending on elevation, location, and latitude. The generally...
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  • vertebrates as a result of rapid deforestation. Other areas include the Tropical Andes, Philippines, Mesoamerica, and Sundaland, which, under the current levels...
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    Nathalie A.; et al. (July 8, 2014). "Record solar UV irradiance in the tropical Andes". Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2 (19). 19. Bibcode:2014FrES....
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    Southern Cone: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay. ISBN 978-0226706825 Tropical Andes Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine - biodiversityhotspots.org...
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    the most populated natural region of Colombia. With many mountains, the Andes contain most of the country's urban centers. They were also the location...
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    variations in rainfall and temperature patterns in some places of the Tropical Andes in Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. In Western Asia,...
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    The Dry Andes (Spanish: Andes áridos) is a climatic and glaciological subregion of the Andes. Together with the Wet Andes it is one of the two subregions...
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    exclusively on the Andes and are subject to the Andes various climatic regimes namely the Tropical Andes, Dry Andes and the Wet Andes. Apart from this there...
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    (660 ft). Although it is associated with the Tropical Andes,[citation needed] the main backbone of the Andes cannot be reached from the Sierra Nevada without...
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    slopes of the Andes, where two of the most biologically diverse ecoregions in the world meet: the Chocoan lowlands and the Tropical Andes. In this transitional...
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    The Wet Andes (Spanish: Andes húmedos) is a climatic and glaciological subregion of the Andes. Together with the Dry Andes it is one of the two subregions...
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  • Luis A. (2020-06-01). "Five new species of Dolichomitus Smith from the tropical Andes, with a key for the South American species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae...
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    Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories...
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    Puna grassland (category Tropical Andes)
    of the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America. It is considered one of the eight Natural Regions...
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    Yungas (category Tropical Andes)
    temperate Andes or earth, Quechua yunka warm area on the slopes of the Andes) is a bioregion of a narrow band of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains...
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    Central Andean dry puna (category Tropical Andes)
    The Central Andean dry puna (NT1001) is an ecoregion in the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, located in the Andean Altiplano (high plateau) in...
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    Central Andean puna (category Tropical Andes)
    Central Andean puna is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion in the Andes of southern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile and Argentina. The landscape...
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    Laurel forest (category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests)
    Sub-Andean Sierras. The forest relief is varied and in places where the Andes meet the Amazon, it includes steeply sloped areas. Characteristic of this...
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    location for adventure tourism, such as river rafting and hiking in the tropical Andes, and attract numerous visitors to the "City of Palms". The City of Palm...
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    Life zones of Peru (category Tropical Andes)
    These eight Peruvian regions are: Chala or Coast (subtropical dry and tropical savanna) Yungas Fluvial Yunga Loma-Vegetation Quechua Suni or Jalca Puna...
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    Bird Areas represent species and minimize conservation conflict in the tropical Andes? Archived 2023-03-14 at the Wayback Machine Diversity and Distributions...
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    Central Andean wet puna (category Tropical Andes)
    Andean wet puna is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion in the Andes of Peru and Bolivia. This ecoregion occurs above 3,500 metres (11,500 ft)...
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    The geography of Bolivia includes the Eastern Andes Mountain Range (also called the Cordillera Oriental) which bisects Bolivia roughly from north to south...
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    habitats from sea level to higher than 5,000 meters in elevation (in the tropical Andes). The genus itself is relatively easy to recognize; all Eleocharis species...
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    Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands (USD 5.6 million) 2001 – 2013: Tropical Andes (USD 8.13 million) 2002 – 2007: Philippines (USD 7 million) 2002 – 2011:...
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    Colombia Venezuelan Llanos northern Cerrado and Amazon basin in Brazil Tropical Andes in Bolivia and Peru Misiones Province in Argentina Optimal routes of...
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    The Quelccaya Ice Cap lies in the tropical highlands of southern Peru, in the Cordillera Oriental/eastern Andes. The Cordillera Vilcanota mountain range...
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    biodiversity hot-spot that harbors richly endemic flora and fauna, and the Tropical Andes, which stretches into northern Chile. The country has a wide variety...
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