Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Ecuadorian Biomas
- western montane forest
- The canopy is generally less than 25 m and there is a high abundance of epiphytic plants
(especially mosses, ferns, orchids and bromeliads)
- Matorral
- vegetation
dominated
by
shrubs,
often
also
including
grasses,
herbs,
and
geophytes
- Paramo
- It is the natural region that reaches the highest elevations. Ecuador is
the country with the largest páramo area followed by Colombia,
Venezuela and Peru
- Deciduous forest
- The forests are dominated by the Guayacanes
(Tabebuia Chrysantha) and the Ceibos (Ceiba
Trichistandra)
- Mangroves
- A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows
in coastal saline or brackish water.