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Bookmark or Share- What ARE the Sky Islands? - Visit the Sky Islands of ArizonaAccording to the experts at the Sky Islands Alliance, the Sky Islands we hold near and dear are a magical place indeed. Did you know more than 7,000 species of plants and animals—including over half of the birds in North America—can be found within this region alone?
- Sky Island Alliance Our mission is to protect and restore the land ...What is a Sky Island? Sky Islands are isolated mountain ranges separated from other mountains by a vast distance and surrounded by lowlands of a dramatically different environment. This results in habitat “islands” such as a high-elevation forest surrounded by desert or grassland.
- What are Sky Islands? - Sky Island AllianceSince the 1960s, the term “Sky Island” has been used to refer to any mountains that are a) higher than 3,000 feet and b) are isolated from other mountain ranges in the region by lowland habitats—such as deserts or grasslands.
- What Is A Sky Island? - WorldAtlasA sky island is a region of isolated and forested mountain ranges surrounded by completely different lowland terrain. There are different natural phenomena found on sky islands, and they include relict populations, endemism, and altitudinal migration.
- Sky Island Alliance The Sky IslandsThe Madrean Sky Islands contain some of the most rugged and remote lands in the southwest and feature some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world. More than 7,000 species of plants and animals—including over half of the birds in North America—can be found here.
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