List of ecoregions in Nicaragua

This is a list of ecoregions in Nicaragua as defined by the World Wildlife Fund and the Freshwater Ecoregions of the World database.

Terrestrial ecoregions

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

• Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests[1]
• Central American Atlantic moist forests[2]
• Central American montane forests[3]
• Costa Rican seasonal moist forests[4]
• Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests[5]

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

• Central American dry forests[6]

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

• Central American pine-oak forests[7]
• Miskito pine forests[8]

Mangroves

• Gulf of Fonseca mangroves[9]
• Mosquitia-Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves[10]
• Southern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves[11]
• Rio Negro-Rio San Sun mangroves[12]

Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers

• Chiapas - Fonseca[13]
• Mosquitia[14]
• Estero Real - Tempisque[15]
• San Juan (Nicaragua/Costa Rica)[16]

Marine ecoregions

Tropical Northwestern Atlantic

• Southwestern Caribbean[17]

Tropical East Pacific

• Chiapas-Nicaragua[17]

References

1. "Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forest". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
2. "Central American Atlantic moist forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
3. "Central American montane forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
4. "Costa Rican seasonal moist forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
5. "Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
6. "Central American dry forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
7. "Central American pine-oak forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
8. "Miskito pine forests". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
9. "Gulf of Fonseca mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
10. "Mosquitia-Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
11. "Southern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
12. "Rio Negro-Rio San Sun mangroves". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
13. "Chiapas - Fonseca". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
14. "Mosquitia". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
15. "Estero Real - Tempisque". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
16. "San Juan (Nicaragua/Costa Rica)". Freshwater Ecoregions of the World. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
17. "Marine Ecoregions (Spalding 2007). [Map by] GEOMAR, University of Seville, Department of Human Geography". Marine ecoregions. marineplan.es. Archived from the original (jpg) on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2013-09-26.