Picture of ecosystem

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ONE REPRESENTATIVE PICTURE OF EACH OF THE ECOSYSTEMS IN GUATEMALA

TROPICAL HUMID FOREST

Tikal one of the monument that is located in the North of Guatemala. "It is representative of the Northern and Eastern parts of Peten. It is mainly flat, with karstic landscapes, exuberant forests, and high species diversity. The climate is hot and humid. This is the country´s largest remnant of jungle." Also, is the place where the mayan's lived in their century. Available from: http://www.turismo-sigap.com/en/guatemala/guatemalas-seven-biomes 

TROPICAL RAIN FOREST                                

Biotopo place where the national bird of Guatemala is located, a rain forest place where people can go and hiking. Available from: http://www.zoltantakacs.com/zt/pw/ea/album.php?idx=8

COULD FOREST

"It presents a complex flora structure in high relief areas ranging from 1,100 to 2,900 m (3,300 to 9,570ft) above sea level. It holds great habitat diversity, abundant rainfall, high levels of atmospheric humidity, and exuberant vegetation typical of mixed forests where mosses and ferns grow. It is an area of high endemism due to its characteristics". available from: http://www.turismo-sigap.com/en/guatemala/guatemalas-seven-biomes

MOUNTAIN FOREST

"Its vegetation is characteristic of North America where conifers –plants that reproduce through cones- are abundant. It presents a marked temperature difference between cold and warm seasons, and it has an altitudinal variation that ranges from 2,000 to 4,200 m (6,600 to 13,860ft) above sea level. The vegetation is dominated by forests of pine, oak, and birch, and in the higher areas by subalpine pastures". Available from: http://www.turismo-sigap.com/en/guatemala/guatemalas-seven-biomes

DRAY SCRUB OR CHAPARRAL

"It is typical of valleys surrounded by mountains that generate a phenomenon known as “rain shadow effect”, generating dry areas with very low levels of rainfall. The flora is characteristic of dry forests and xeric areas, adapted to local conditions, with abundant cacti and low briery, most of them with spines. It is one of the most fragile and less represented biomes of the Guatemalan Protected Area system." This ecosystem mostly describe San Miguel Chicaj,because there the forest has been moved meaning that people used because of resources.

SUBTROPICAL HUMID FOREST

  "It is located along the transition zone between the Guatemalan highlands and Pacific coast, along the volcanic chain southern slope, between 800 and 1,200 m (2,640 to 3,600 ft). It is a zone of abundant rainfall and broadleaf vegetation. It holds an ecotone -a zone of transition- for neartic and neotropical species of fauna especially birds, and for flora". Available from.




TROPICAL HUMID

 
"Currently, the original vegetation native to the region (deciduous forests, evergreen forests, savannahs, and mangrove forests) have been replaced in large areas by agricultural landscape; however, it is still possible to observe remnants of forest and a great number of rivers coming down from the volcanic chain and crossing the region, making it one of the most productive ones in terms of agricultural production in the country". Available from.