List of freshwater ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean

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This is a list of

World Wildlife Fund
(WWF).

The WWF divides the Earth's land surface into

Nearctic
.

Each ecoregion is also classified into major habitat types, or biomes.

Many consider this classification to be quite decisive, and some propose these as stable borders for bioregional democracy initiatives.

By complex

Baja California Complex

Colorado River Complex

  • Colorado Delta
    (Mexico)
  • Sonoran (Mexico)

Sinaloan Coastal Complex

Rio Bravo Complex

  • Río Bravo
    (Mexico, United States)
  • Pecos (United States)
  • Guzman (Mexico, United States)
  • Mapimí (Mexico)
  • Cuatro Ciénegas
    (Mexico)
  • Llanos El Salado
    (Mexico)
  • Conchos
    (Mexico)
  • Lower Rio Bravo (Mexico)
  • Rio San Juan (Mexico)
  • Rio Salado
    (Mexico)

Lerma/Santiago Complex

Rio Panuco Complex

  • Rio Panuco
    (Mexico)

Balsas Complex

Pacific Central Complex

Atlantic Central Complex

Isthmus Atlantic Complex

Isthmus Pacific Complex

Bahama Archipelago Complex

Western Insular Caribbean Complex

Eastern Insular Caribbean Complex

Choco Complex

South American Caribbean Complex

High Andean Complex

Inter-Andean Dry Valleys Complex

  • Inter-Andean Dry Valleys
    (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)

North Andean Montane Complex

Puyango-Tumbes Complex

Atacama/Sechura Complex

Pacific Coastal Desert Complex

Lake Titicaca/Poopo Complex

Galápagos Complex

  • Galápagos
    (Ecuador)

Mediterranean Chile Complex

Juan Fernández Islands Complex

Southern Chile Complex

Subantarctic Complex

Venezuelan Coast/Trinidad Complex

Llanos Complex

Guiana/Orinoco Complex

Amazon Complex

Northeast Atlantic Complex

Mata-Atlantica Complex

São Francisco Complex

Upper Parana Complex

Beni Complex

  • Beni
    (Bolivia)

Paraguay-Parana Complex

Southern Atlantic Complex

Chaco Complex

  • Chaco (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay)

Pampas Complex

Patagonia Complex

By major habitat type

Large rivers

Large river deltas

Montane rivers and streams

Wet-Region rivers and streams

Xeric-Region rivers and streams

Xeric-Region endorheic (closed) basins

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Cold streams, bogs, swamps, and mires

Large lakes

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..
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