▁within ▁the ▁mont ane ▁for ests ▁e cor eg ion , ▁although ▁the ▁p á ram o ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ▁fl ora ▁with ▁aff in ities ▁to ▁the ▁p á ram o ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁And es . ▁ ▁Flora ▁The ▁Costa ▁R ican ▁p á ram o ▁can ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁zones . ▁The ▁sub p á ram o ▁is ▁a ▁d war f ▁forest , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁d war f ▁b am bo o ▁Ch us que a ▁subt ess ell ata , ▁together ▁with ▁short ▁shr ubs . ▁ ▁The ▁p á ram o ▁proper ▁lies ▁above ▁the ▁sub p á ram o , ▁and ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁grass es , ▁r ush es , ▁her bs , ▁and ▁low ▁shr ubs ▁of ▁the ▁families ▁Gram ine ae , ▁A ster aceae , ▁Cy per aceae , ▁Ros aceae ▁and ▁Eric aceae . ▁A bove ▁the ▁p á ram o ▁lies ▁the ▁super p á ram o , ▁a ▁narrow ▁zone ▁with ▁scar ce ▁veget ation ▁between ▁the ▁grass ▁p á ram o ▁and ▁the ▁snow ▁line . ▁ ▁Fa una ▁T ap ir , ▁J agu ars , ▁tou c ans , ▁count less ▁l iz ards ▁and ▁birds . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁thre ats ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁D iner stein , ▁Eric ; ▁David ▁Ol son ; ▁Douglas ▁J . ▁Graham ; ▁et ▁al . ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁A ▁Conserv ation ▁Ass ess ment ▁of ▁the ▁Terr est rial ▁E