Plants and animals of Belize
- Plants and animals of Belize
Belize is a country with a rich variety of Flora and fauna, due to its unique position between North and South America, and a wide range of climates and habitats for plant and animal life. [cite web| coauthors = Moon Handbooks| title = Know Belize - Flora & Fauna| publisher = CentralAmerica.com| date = 2006| url = http://centralamerica.com/belize/moon/bmoflorafauna.htm| accessdate = 2008-02-15 ] Belize's low human population, and appromxiately convert|8867|sqmi|km2 of undistributed land, provides an idea home for more than 5000 species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals — including armadillos, snakes, and monkeys. [cite web | title = BELIZE| publisher = Encyclopedia of the Nations| date = 2007| url = http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Belize.html| accessdate = 2008-02-15 ] [cite book
last = Jayawardena
first = Chandana
title = Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training in the Caribbean
publisher = University of the West Indies Press
date = 2002
pages = 165-176
isbn = 9766401195]
ee also
*List of endemic species of Belize
*Photographs of the Belize flora
*Photographs of the Belize fauna
References
External links
* [http://www.turq.com/belize/belflora.html Flora and Fauna of Belize]
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