Temperate forests Forests of Mexico



mexico home 50 species of pine (about half of pine species) , 200 species of oak (about third of oak species). estimated temperate forests in mexico contain 7,000 species of plants.


monarch butterfly forests

monarch butterflies clustering on trunks , branches of oyamels.


the monarch butterfly biosphere reserve contains over-wintering habitats of eastern population of monarch butterfly. reserve located in trans-mexican volcanic belt pine-oak forests ecoregion on border of michoacán , mexico state. millions of butterflies arrive in preserve annually. butterflies inhabit fraction of 56,000 hectares of reserve october–march. biosphere s mission not protect butterfly species, habitat well. composition of forest varies altitude:



oak species 2900 metres above sea level
oak , pines between 1500 , 3000 masl
oyamel fir between 2400 , 3600 masl.




^ bosques templados . comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad. retrieved 23 february 2015. 






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