Talk:Petén–Veracruz moist forests

Delineation of the ecoregion

The ecoregion delineation currently mentioned in this article includes Belize and the Petén basin in Guatemala. However the delineation used by WWF does not include Belize and Guatemala, and only mentions Tabasco and Campeche in Mexico. Unfortunately, the only reference appears to have a broken link. Could anyone shed some light on this? -- Arjuno (talk 01:52, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

The following sources do not include Guatemala and Belize in the ecoregion:

• World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Petén-Veracruz moist forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
• "Petén-Veracruz moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-20.

It appears to me the current text combines the "Petén-Veracruz moist forests" with the "Yucatán moist forests" ecoregion. The naming of the former may have led to some confusion as the Petén is also a region in Guatemala. If there are no objections, I'll change the text to reflect the WWF delineation. -- Arjuno (talk 14:09, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

The WWF text for some ecoregions sometimes leaves a lot to be desired. When in doubt, I'd go with the map. See this map, which shows the map data from the original research paper.

Thanks for all the work you're doing on the Central American ecoregions! Miguel.v (talk) 03:39, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the link to the maps made by globalspecies.org. These seem to indicate the current article text is correct, and that the description on the WWF site actually isn't very useful in this case. I understand the globalspecies maps are based on a WWF source: "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth", which is probably the original research paper you mentioned. I wonder, do you know if there is a way to get access to this research paper or WWF map somewhere? Thanks again for your help. -- Arjuno (talk 01:42, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Sure. Here are some downloadable versions of the original paper. The data is separate and can be found in various spots around the web. Here's one example. Miguel.v (talk) 03:27, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Found the data. Much appreciated! -- Arjuno (talk 11:42, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

WWF's wildfinder map shows ecoregion boundaries: http://worldwildlife.org/science/wildfinder/ Tom Radulovich (talk) 04:45, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Tom. Those maps seem quite useful. -- Arjuno (talk 19:48, 3 September 2013 (UTC)