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This is a list of ecoregions in Belize as defined by the World Wildlife Fund and the Freshwater Ecoregions of the World database. Terrestrial ecoregions
The Belize Zoo has taken a leading role in the reintroduction of the harpy eagle to Belizean forests. April, May and June are the months when illegal activities spike. Other species, such as the endangered curassow have also been illegally hunted. [29] The status of eagles in Belize was first summarised in a study by Jack C. Eitniear in 1986. [33]
The disconnected units of the ecoregion extend from the Mexico-Belize border in the north, to Amatique Bay on the southern coast of Guatemala.There are different types of mangrove swamps, depending on the site characteristics: river estuary (such as the Monkey River), lagoons, island atolls, and coastal forest.
The ecoregion is almost entirely located in Belize, with a few very small tracts in Mexico and Guatemala. [1] The ecoregion is spread across several small, disconnected sites. The inland sites are in the center and north and on plains and lowland terrain. The coastal, southern sites are more fragmented. [1]
When the entire Maya Mountain block of east-slope protected areas of contiguous ecosystems is considered (Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Bladen Nature Reserve and Columbia River Forest Reserve), the number of species that could be present increases to 110 species – 67% of the total number of mammal species recorded for Belize, partly as ...
The Belizean reef mangroves ecoregion (WWF ID: NT1406) covers the mangrove habitats along the islands and cayes of the Belize Barrier Reef.This ecoregion is distinct from the mainland Belizean Coast mangroves ecoregion, and may be considered a sub-unit of the overall Mesoamerican Gulf-Caribbean mangroves ecoregion.
The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300-kilometre (190 mi) long section of the 900-kilometre (560 mi) Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which is continuous from Cancún on the north-eastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula through the Riviera Maya and down to Honduras, making it the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier ...
Belize is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its low-lying coastal areas, diverse ecosystems, and economic reliance on tourism and agriculture. [12] Rising sea levels and coastal erosion threaten coastal communities and coral reefs. [13] [14] Warming ocean temperatures are causing coral bleaching, which impacts biodiversity and ...