NP
NEVADO DE TOLUCA
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests
(NT0310)
Biome:
Tropical
and Subtr. Coniferous Forests
Size:
Ecosystem:
91,800 km2
N. Park: 1.517 km2
Status:
Critical/
Endangered
General:
Central
Mexico—states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Michoacan, Guanajuato,
Mexico, Morelos, Puebla, and Veracruz.
Special:
This area has been
protected since 1936 and currently has the status of National
Park.
Climate:
2 principal types of climate:
* temperate sub humid - mean annual temperature 12 -18°C.
Coldest month -3 -18°C, hottest month less than 22°C.
*temperate semi cold sub humid - mean annual temperature 5 -12°C.
Coldest month -3 -18°C. Less than 4 months with t higher
than 10°C.
Annual precipitation in both types: 200 -1800 mm.
Fauna:
Volcano
rabbit
(Romerolagus diazii)
Flora:
Predominantly Pine
Forest
Dangers:
Settlements,
agricultural pressure, extensive grazing
