Panamanian dry forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Neotropic |
Biome | Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
Geography | |
Area | 5,120 km2 (1,980 sq mi) |
Country | Costa Rica, Panama |
Coordinates | 8°03′32″N 80°35′28″W / 8.059°N 80.591°W |
The Panamanian dry forests ecoregion (WWF ID: NT0224) covers low-lying dry forests around the coast of the Gulf of Panama on the Pacific Ocean side of Panama. It is one of the most heavily degraded ecoregions in Central America, having been heavily converted to agriculture. However, it is also important for its high biodiversity, high rates of endemic species, and its importance as a biological corridor between the moist forests inland and the mangroves on the coast.[1][2][3][4]