Ecuador’s new ecological corridor connects Andes and Amazon ecosystems
3mon 7d ago by slrpnk.net/u/wolfyvegan in conservation@slrpnk.net from news.mongabay.com
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/35220230
- This month, officials in Ecuador announced a 2,159-square-kilometer (833-square mile) biodiversity corridor, connecting Llanganates National Park with Yasuní Biosphere Reserve.
- The Llanganates–Yasuní Connectivity Corridor is unique because it allows “altitudinal connectivity” between the high-elevation Andes mountains and the low-elevation Amazon Rainforest.
- Experts say some species could start to move between the ecosystems in response to climate change and habitat loss.