SIERRA
NANCHITITLA
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests
(NT0310) |
Location: |
Neotropics |
Biome: |
Tropical
and Subtr. Coniferous Forests |
Size: |
Ecos.
:91,800 square Km, Reserve: 280 sq.km |
Status: |
Critical/
Endangered |
General: |
Central
Mexicostates of Jalisco, Nayarit, Michoacan, Guanajuato,
Mexico, Morelos, Puebla, and Veracruz. |
Special: |
Sierra
Nanchititla lies in Estado Mexico and has been protected since
1977 as Natural Park
59% Hot subhumid Climate
41% Temperate subhumid Climate |
Fauna: |
Stable
population of Puma concolor |
Flora: |
49%
Predominantly pine forest
34% Predominantly oak forest
17% Other |
Dangers: |
Settlements,
agricultural pressure, grazing |
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