Argentine Espinal
The Espinal (NT0801) is an ecoregion of dry, thorny forest, savanna and steppe in Argentina. It has been extensively modified by large scale cattle ranching, but remnants of the original flora remain. It is threatened by the advance of the irrigation-based agricultural frontier.
| Espinal (NT0801) | |
|---|---|
Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 108,800 km2 (42,000 sq mi) |
| Country | Argentina |
| Coordinates | 36.573°S 64.966°W |
| Climate type | Cfa: warm temperate, fully humid, hot summer |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 1.74% |
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