List of ecoregions in Chile

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The following is a list of ecoregions in Chile, according to the World Wildlife Fund:

Terrestrial ecoregions

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Montane grasslands and shrublands

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Freshwater ecoregions

High Andean Complex

Atacama/Sechura Complex

Pacific Coastal Desert Complex

Mediterranean Chile Complex

Juan Fernández Islands Complex

Southern Chile Complex

Patagonia Complex

References

  • Olson, D., Dinerstein, E., Canevari, P., Davidson, I., Castro, G., Morisset, V., Abell, R., and Toledo, E.; eds. (1998). Freshwater biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: A conservation assessment. Biodiversity Support Program, Washington, D.C..