Height differences are one important factor that explain the extraordinary
biodiversity
of the
Atlantic
Rainforest /
(
Mata Atlântica).
Due to different
soil
and
climate
conditions, the species and species distribution change with different altitudes (Even at a constant altitude, vegetation is different in different
layers or
stratums).
Therefore, the
tropical and
seasonal rainforest
ecosystems
of the Atlantic Rainforest
biome
can be divided into finer subunits, so-called altitudinal zones
(see
IBGE):
