The western delineation follows the IBGE classification of "dense lowland ombrophilous Amazonian forest". From Wordnik.com. [Juruá-Purus moist forests] Reference
The Bahia coastal forests were mapped following the "Atlantic forest: dense ombrophilous forest" classification of IBGE. From Wordnik.com. [Bahia coastal forests] Reference
Vegetation is tropical ombrophilous lowland forest, with moderate regional variability, including marsh forest along rivers. From Wordnik.com. [Guianan moist forests] Reference
Transitional and fringe habitat will host components of the surrounding matrix, including mangrove, tropical ombrophilous swamp, and lowland forest. From Wordnik.com. [Orinoco wetlands] Reference
Delineations were derived from the IBGE map following the classification of secondary "open ombrophilous forest", which occur as habitat islands in the greater caatinga ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Caatinga Enclaves moist forests] Reference
Vegetation is predominantly dense evergreen ombrophilous forest of a Guinean type characterized by tall trees (40 m-60 m) with massive trunks and sometimes large buttresses or stilt roots. From Wordnik.com. [Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire] Reference
In Brazil, we used the IBGE vegetation map, and followed the delineations of "dense montane ombrophilous forests" and "dense submontane ombrophilous forests" of the border region with Venezuela. From Wordnik.com. [Guayanan Highlands moist forests] Reference
In Brazil, IBGE does not distinguish this small portion from the "dense ombrophilous montane forest" – so we matched topographic lines across the border to encompass this Tepui called Pico da Neblina. From Wordnik.com. [Tepuis] Reference
The linework follows the IBGE classifications of "lowland dense ombrophilous forest", "submontane dense ombrophilous forest", and "submontane open ombrophilous forest" within the parameters of these rivers. From Wordnik.com. [Tapajós-Xingu moist forests] Reference
In Brazil, delineations are according to the IBGE map, and the linework follows the following vegetational coverages for the Amazon floristic province: dense submontane ombrophilous forests and dense montane ombrophilous forests. From Wordnik.com. [Guayanan Highlands moist forests] Reference
The linework for this transition follows IBGE map, which classifies this portion of the ecoregion as "submontane open ombrophilous forest" (and to the north as "submontane dense ombrophilous forest" and "lowland dense ombrophilous forest"). From Wordnik.com. [Madeira-Tapajós moist forests] Reference
Linework for this ecoregion follows the IBGE classifications of "lowland ombrophilous dense forests", "submontane ombrophilous dense forest", "submontane ombrophilous open forest", and all human modifications which fell within this broader classification. From Wordnik.com. [Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests] Reference
The boundary for the extension between Bahia forests and Serra do Mar forests was drawn along the Rio Grande, Rio Preto, and Rio Paraiba to the north and along the "dense ombrophilous forest" delineation, to separate this from these floristically distinct forests. From Wordnik.com. [Parañá-Paraíba interior forests] Reference
In Venezuela we used Huber and Alarcon, following their classification of "semi deciduous tropophilous medium forests", "semi deciduous tropophilous tall forests", "evergreen submontane ombrophilous forests", and "evergreen tall ombrophilous forests (south of the Delta)". From Wordnik.com. [Guianan moist forests] Reference
In Brazil linework follows INGE, from which we lump the following classifications: "woody-grass (Gramineae)", "savanna – ombrophilous forest transition", "dense wooded savanna", and small portions of "ombrophilous forest-seasonal forest" which fell within the greater delineation. From Wordnik.com. [Guyanan savanna] Reference
Linework follows the Huber and Alarcon map classifications of "Cordillera de los Andes" subregion (D. 2) and included "premontane ombrophilous forests", "submontane ombrophilous forests", "montane ombrophilous forests", and all human modified habitats within this greater classification. From Wordnik.com. [Venezuelan Andes montane forests] Reference
Linework differs from other várzea ecoregions, in that LandSat TM 5 imagery (at a scale of 1: 250,000) was used to delineate these riparian habitats in Peru – and Brazilian portions follow IBGE classifications of "alluvial open ombrophilous forests" and "alluvial dense ombrophilous forests". From Wordnik.com. [Iquitos varzea] Reference
The following coverages were lumped: all Mata de Pinheiros classifications (montane ombrophilous mist forest, upper montane ombrophilous mist forest, and secondary vegetation), and within the broader perimeters of these forest types, all agricultural activities and savanna vegetation were lumped. From Wordnik.com. [Araucaria moist forests] Reference
Mangrove forests located at the southwestern margin of Lake Maracaibo merge with tall (30-40 m) partially flooded ombrophilous evergreen forests, where Anacardium excelsum, Cariniana pyriformis, Ceiba pentandra, and Gustavia hexapetala predominate while the endemics Rhodospatha perezii and Spathiphyllum perezii are related to the Amazonian flora. From Wordnik.com. [Coastal Venezuelan mangroves] Reference
Much of the current vegetation has been converted to agriculture, so linework for this ecoregion was derived from IBGE to estimate historic ranges by following their classification of "open ombrophilous forest: secondary vegetation and agricultural activities" and then incorporating "Atlantic dense ombrophilous forest: secondary vegetation and agricultural activities" in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. From Wordnik.com. [Pernambuco coastal forests] Reference
In Brazil, we followed IBGE’s classification of "dense submontane ombrophilous forests" along the borders of the Guyanas and the southern delineation follows elevational contours. From Wordnik.com. [Guianan moist forests] Reference
The Brazilian delineation’s for these forests are derived from the IBGE map by lumping the "lowland ombrophilous dense forests", "submontane ombrophilous dense forests", "ombrophilous forest – savanna transition", and all encompasses human modified habitats. From Wordnik.com. [Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests] Reference
Linework for this ecoregion follows the IBGE vegetation cover classification of four types of "dense Atlantic ombrophilous forest": "lowland", "submontane", "montane", and all subsequent "secondary forest and agricultural activity" within this matrix. From Wordnik.com. [Serra do Mar coastal forests] Reference
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