Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna
- Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna
The Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna, also known as the Argentinian Mesopotamian grasslands, is a flooded grassland ecoregion of Argentina.
etting
The ecoregion covers an area of 77,600 square kilometers (30,000 square miles), lying west of the Uruguay River in Argentina's Corrientes Province, extending north and south into adjacent portions of Missiones and Entre Rios provinces.
Flora
The ecoregion is covered by a mosaic of seasonally wet habitats, including grasslands, marshes, woodland, and gallery forests.
Fauna
The Mesopotamian savanna is an endemic bird area, with three endemic species, two of which are threatened.
Conservation and threats
External links
* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0909_full.html Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna (World Wildlife Fund)]
* [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0909.html Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna (National Geographic)]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Cone — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article … Wikipedia
List of ecoregions (WWF) — This is a list of ecoregions as compiled by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF identifies terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecoregions.The terrestrial scheme divides the Earth s land surface into 8 terrestrial ecozones, containing 867… … Wikipedia
Neotropic ecozone — For the musical artist, see Neotropic (band). The Neotropic Ecozone In biogeography, the Neotropic or Neotropical zone is one of the eight terrestrial ecozones. This ecozone includes South and Central America, the Mexican lowlands, the Caribbean… … Wikipedia
List of Neotropic ecoregions by bioregion — Amazonia bioregion= Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests*Caqueta moist forests (Brazil, Colombia) *Guianan moist forests (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela) *Gurupa varzea (Brazil) *Iquitos varzea (Bolivia, Brazil,… … Wikipedia
Neotropique — Néotropique Le néotropique est l une des huit écozones ou régions biogéographiques terrestres. Carte du Néotropique Ce type de projection cartographique surestime les surfaces septentrionales de l hémisphère nord L écozone néotropique comprend la … Wikipédia en Français
Néotropique — Carte du Néotropique Ce type de projection cartographique surestime les surfaces septentrionales de l hémisphère nord Le néotropique ou le néotropical est l une des huit écozones ou régions biogéographiques terrestres. Dans la nomenclature d… … Wikipédia en Français
Prairies et savanes inondees — Prairies et savanes inondées Biome de la Savane inondée Le Pantanal Caractéristiques Répartition … Wikipédia en Français
Prairies et savanes inondées — Biome de la Savane inondée Le Pantanal Caractéristiques Répartition géographique … Wikipédia en Français
Savane humide — Prairies et savanes inondées Biome de la Savane inondée Le Pantanal Caractéristiques Répartition … Wikipédia en Français
Paraná-Paraíba interior forests — The Paraná Paraíba interior forests, also known as the Alto Paraná Atlantic forests, is a tropical moist forest ecoregion of southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and eastern Paraguay.ettingThe Paraná Paraíba interior forests are an interior… … Wikipedia
