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Central American Atlantic moist forests
Cerro Chachahuate
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
BiomeTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
List
  • Belizean Coast mangroves
  • Central American dry forests
  • Central American montane forests
  • Central American pine–oak forests
  • Isthmian–Atlantic moist forests
  • Miskito pine forests
  • Mosquitia–Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves
  • Motagua Valley thornscrub
  • Northern Honduras mangroves
  • Petén–Veracruz moist forests
Geography
Area89,979 km2 (34,741 sq mi)
Countries
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Belize
Coordinates13°45′N 84°45′W / 13.75°N 84.75°W / 13.75; -84.75
Conservation
Protected30.2%[1]

The Central American Atlantic moist forests ecoregion (WWF ID: NT0111) covers the lowland coastal forests of Honduras, southeast Guatemala, and the eastern forests of Nicaragua (plus two small patches in Belize). Half of the ecoregion is closed-canopy tropical broadleaf evergreen forest, with tree heights reaching 50 meters.[2][3][1] This ecoregion has the largest single fragment of natural forest in Central America, with a size of 14,629 square kilometres (5,648 sq mi).[4] The total area is 89,979 square kilometres (34,741 sq mi).

  1. ^ a b "Central American Atlantic moist forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Central American Atlantic moist forests". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "An overview of forest biomes and ecoregions of Central America" (pdf). Routledge. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

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