Sky island
id:
sky-island-298-14682622
title:
Sky island
text:
Sky islands are isolated mountains surrounded by radically different lowland environments. The term originally referred to those found on the Mexican Plateau and has extended to similarly isolated high-elevation forests. The isolation has significant implications for these natural habitats. The American Southwest region began warming up between c. 20,000 and 10,000 years BP and atmospheric temperatures increased substantially, resulting in the formation of vast deserts that isolated the sky isla
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Geographic or environmental feature
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_island
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-27T21:03:52Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/SkyIslands_from_SantaCatalinaMtns.JPG","width":2130,"height":1338}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15