The NorthernAnatolianconifer and deciduousforests is a Palearctic terrestrial ecoregion ecoregion in the Temperate coniferous forests Biome , located in northern Turkey . The ecoregion extends along the Pontic Mountains of northern Anatolia . Geography The NorthernAnatolianconifer and deciduousforests are bounded by various other ecoregions North To the north by the Euxine Colchic deciduousforests ecoregion, which occupies the coastal strip between the mountains and the Black Sea . East To the east by the NorthernAnatolianconifer and deciduousforests transition to the Caucasus mixed forests . South The drier Anatolian Plateau lies to the south, where the NorthernAnatolianforests transition to the Eastern Anatoliandeciduousforests to the southeast, the Central Anatoliandeciduousforests to the south, and the Anatolianconifer and deciduous mixed forests to the southwest. External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa0515 full.html World Wildlife Fund NorthernAnatolianconifer and deciduousforests Ecoregion Paleartic temperate coniferous forests Category Temperate coniferous forests Category Ecoregions of Turkey Category Biota of Turkey Category Ecoregions of Asia Category Ecoregions of Europe Category Palearctic ecoregion stub es Bosque de Anatolia septentrional eo Nord anatolaj koniferaj kaj foliaj arbaroj ... more details
The Northern dry deciduousforests is a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of east central India . It covers an area of convert 58,300 km2 sqmi sp us , extending across portions of Andhra Pradesh , Chhatisgarh , Orissa , and Jharkhand states. The region extends north and south in the dry western rain shadow of the Eastern Ghats range, which block the moisture laden monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal to the east. It is surrounded by the more humid Eastern Highlands moist deciduousforests ecoregion. See also List of ecoregions in India External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0208 full.html Northern dry deciduousforests World Wildlife Fund Category Ecoregions of India Category Indomalaya Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ecoregion stub ... more details
Image Brac beach.jpg thumb 300px A beach in Murvica, on the island of Bra , Croatia The Illyrian deciduousforests form a terrestrial ecoregion of Europe according to both the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF and Digital Map of European Ecological Regions by the European Environment Agency . It belongs to the biome of Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub , and to the Palearctic ecozone . The Illyrian deciduousforests stretch along the eastern coast of the Ionian Sea Ionian and Adriatic Sea s including the islands and occupy 40,600 km 15,700 sq. mi in Northern Greece , Albania , Montenegro , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Slovenia and Northern Italy near Trieste . The ecoregion is surrounded by the Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests in Greece , Pindus Mountains mixed forests in Greece and Albania , Dinaric Mountains mixed forests in Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia nad Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Italy and Po Basin mixed forests in Italy . The climate of the ecoregion is mostly of K ppen climate classification K ppen s Mediterranean climate Mediterranean type with hot summers Csa to humid subtropical climate humid subtropical with wet winters Cfa . Due to the wide altitudinal range of this ecoregion the highest elevations above 1,000 m are covered with coniferforests, with a mixed broadleaf vegetation and maquis shrubland occurring lower. The conifer zone is dominated by the Norway Spruce , Silver Fir and European Black Pine with the admixture of the European Beech . The dominant species of the lower zones include various deciduous oaks Quercus frainetto , Quercus pubescens Q. pubescens , Quercus cerris Q. cerris , Carpinus orientalis , Fraxinus ornus with Cotinus coggygria , Paliurus spina christi , Cercis siliquastrum . Evergreen trees ... http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa1210 full.html Illyrian deciduousforests PA1210 , World Wildlife Fund, 2001. Category Palearctic Category Mediterranean forests, woodlands ... more details
Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests is an ecoregion , in the Temperate coniferous forests temperate coniferous forest Biome , which occupies the high mountain ranges of North Africa and southern Spain . ref World Wildlife Fund, 2001 ref The term is also a botanically recognized plant association in the African and Mediterranean literature. ref Harry Van der Linde, Anada Ti ga and Thomas Price, 2001 ref Setting The Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests ecoregion consists of a series of enclaves in the coastal Rif Mountains and interior Middle Atlas and High Atlas of Morocco , the eastern Tell Atlas and eastern Saharan Atlas of Algeria , and the Kroumerie and Mogod Mountains Mogod ranges of Tunisia . The Mediterranean woodlands and forests ecoregion surrounds the Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests at lower elevations. In the High Atlas, the Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests yield to the Mediterranean High Atlas juniper steppe at the highest elevations. Flora The predominant canopy tree in the forests is Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica . Quercus afares , a deciduous oak, is endemic ecology endemic to the ecoregion. Fauna Endangered mammals in the ecoregion include the Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus at locations such as the Djebel Babor Mountains ref C. Michael Hogan, 2008 ref other species in the ecoregion include Atlas Deer Cervus elaphus barbarus , and Barbary Leopard Panthera pardus panthera . Conservation and threats Deforestation due to overuse by the local population is a major threat as are the effects of climate change. References C. Michael Hogan, 2008 http globaltwitcher.auderis.se artspec information.asp?thingid 31757&lang us Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus ... profiles terrestrial pa pa0513 full.html Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests WWF scientific report Line notes reflist Category Temperate coniferous forests Category Ecoregions of Africa Category ... Category Flora of the Mediterranean Category Flora of Northern Africa Category Flora of Spain ... more details
The Euxine Colchic deciduousforests terrestrial ecoregion ecoregion , in the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome , is located along the southern shore of the Black Sea . The ecoregion extends along the thin coastal strip from the southeastern corner of Bulgaria in the west, across northern Turkey , to Georgia country Georgia in the east, where it wraps around the eastern end of the Black Sea. Sub regions The ecoregion is divided into two sub regions. Colchian forests The Colchic or Colchian forests are found around the southeast corner of the Black Sea in Turkey and Georgia. The Colchian forests are mixed, with deciduous Alnus glutinosa Black Alder Alnus glutinosa , hornbeam Carpinus betulus and Carpinus orientalis C. orientalis , Oriental Beech Fagus orientalis , and Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa , together with evergreen Nordmann Fir Abies nordmanniana , the tallest tree in Europe at 78m , Caucasian Spruce Picea orientalis and Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris . The Colchic region has high rainfall, averaging 1,500 2,500 mm annually, with a maximum in excess of 4,000 mm, and is home to some of Europe s temperate rain forests . Euxinic forests The drier Euxine or Euxinic forests lie west of the Melet River , and extend across the Bosporus along the Black Sea coast of European Turkey to Bulgaria. The Euxine forests receive an average of 1,000 to 1,500 mm precipitation annually. Rare habitat types include dune coastal sand dunes and peatland s. External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa0422 full.html World Wildlife Fund Euxine Colchic deciduousforests Paleartic temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Category Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Category Ecoregions of Europe Category Ecoregions of Bulgaria Category Ecoregions of Turkey Category Biota of Georgia country Category Biota of Turkey Category Biota of Bulgaria Category Black Sea es Bosque de frondosas del Ponto Euxino y la C lquide eo Foliarbaroj apud Nigra Maro kaj de ... more details
File Mt.Tokusa tozandou.jpg thumbnail right Forest in the Okuchichibu Mountains . The Honsh alpine coniferforests terrestrial ecoregion ecoregion covers convert 4400 mi2 sqkm in the high elevation mountains of central Honsh and the Oshima Peninsula of Hokkaid , Japan . It is a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion in the Palearctic ecozone . Flora Tsuga diversifolia Northern Japanese Hemlock grow with species of Rhododendron and Menziesia . Abies mariesii Maries Fir , Abies veitchii Veitch s Fir , and Picea jezoensis Jezo Spruce grow in forests with plentiful herbs and ferns in their understories. Sasa genus Sasa grass is very dense in places. ref name Franklin cite journal author Jerry F. Franklin, T. Maeda, Y. Oshumi, M. Matsui, H. Yagi title Subalpine coniferous forests of central Honsh , Japan journal Ecological Monographs volume 49 issue 3 pages 311 334 year 1979 url http www.jstor.org stable 1942487 ref ref name WWF cite web url http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa0511.html title Honshu alpine coniferforests PA0511 ref ref name Chichibu cite web url http www.chichibu.com CHICHIBU TAMANATIONALPARK.html title Chichibu Tama National Park ref Fauna Cervus nippon Sika deer and Ursus thibetanus Asian black bear inhabit this ecoregion. Significant birds include the Lagopus muta rock ptarmigan and the Aquila chrysaetos golden eagle . ref name WWF See also List of ecoregions in Japan References reflist DEFAULTSORT Honshu Alpine ConiferForests Category Temperate coniferous forests Category Palearctic Category Ecoregions of Japan ecoregion stub eo Hon uaj alt montaraj koniferaroj ... more details
. It might include areas lacking naturally occurring coniferforests as in Lofoten , where the pine .... The pine forests in the northern part have some of the oldest trees in Scandinavia, some more ..., Innvikfjorden.jpg thumb right 200px Nordfjord in Stryn The Scandinavian coastal conifer forest PA0520 ... pa pa0520 full.html location WWF delineation Scandinavian coastal conifer forest ref and National ... NG Wild World about Scandinavian coastal conifer forest ref The broad definition is based on climatic ... Cfb and Cfc, and is comparable to the climate along the coast of northern British columbia and the Alaska ... or Western Norway is a temperate mixed forest with Scots pine pine , some Taxus baccata yew and deciduous ... the northern, south facing shores of fjords, and patches further north along Trondheimsfjord , even ... as part of the Sarmatic mixed forests PA0436 or North Atlantic moist mixed forests PA0429 ecoregion ... pine dominated forests and the Scottish pine forests ref Introduced species File Lov yg rden.JPG ... of the original forests have been destroyed, but a total of 250 forested areas, most of them not very ... of Norway Spruce Picea abies but also included deciduous trees. Juniperus communis Common Juniper Juniperus ... Lynx lynx lynx , mostly in the northern part. Hare s, european otter otter s are common and one can ... Sarmatic mixed forests Geography of Norway Vegetation Vegetation of Norway External links http www.esajournals.org ... Norway pages Nor009.html Image lichens References references Paleartic temperate coniferous forests Category Temperate coniferous forests Category Ecoregions of Europe Category Geography of Finland Category Geography of Norway Category Forests and woodlands of Norway Category Biota of Finland Category ... more details
The Atlantic semi deciduousforests , also known as the Atlantic interior forests , are a belt of tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests tropical moist broadleaf forests that are part of the Atlantic Forests complex of eastern Brazil . The semi deciduousforests form a transitional zone between the humid Atlantic moist forests which lie near the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic coast, and the drier Caatinga shrublands, Atlantic dry forests , and Cerrado savannas of the interior. The World Wildlife Fund divides the semi deciduousforests into three distinct ecoregions. The Pernambuco interior forests lie west of the Pernambuco coastal forests in Rio Grande do Norte , Para ba , Pernambuco , Alagoas , and Sergipe states. The Bahia interior forests lie west of the Bahia coastal forests in Bahia , Minas Gerais , and Esp rito Santo states. The Paran Para ba interior forests , also known as the Alta Paran Altantic forests, lie inland from the Serra do Mar coastal forests , extending inland across the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro State Rio de Janeiro , Minas Gerais , S o Paulo State S o Paulo , Goi s , Mato Grosso do Sul , Paran State Paran , Santa Catarina State Santa Catarina , and Rio Grande do Sul , the Argentinian province of Misiones Province Misiones , and eastern Paraguay . External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0104 full.html Bahia interior forests World Wildlife Fund http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0150 full.html Paran Para ba interior forests World Wildlife Fund http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0152 full.html Pernambuco interior forests World Wildlife Fund Category Neotropic Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion stub ... more details
, this is most of Mahajanga Province and the northern tip of the island apart from the high areas of Amber Mountain National Park Amber Mountain . Description These dry deciduousforests span ... as well as dry forests characterized by upper stories of deciduous canopy biology canopy extending ... to 200 centimeters per annum in the northwest. Flora These dry deciduousforests of Madagascar possess ... Special Reserve is one of the northernmost reaches of the Madagascar dry deciduousforests ... of Adansonia madagascariensis in a Madagascar dry deciduous forest The Madagascar dry deciduousforests represent a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry forest ecoregion generally ... and therefore the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF has designated these forests as a Global 200 ... between October and April. Rainfall is decidedly less than the Madagascar lowland forests eastern lowland ... forests is the presence of Pachypodium habitats , often associated with the hot dry conditions ... and subtropical dry broadleaf forests is the presence of relatively high densities of mammalian ... as well as mongoose lemur Eulemur mongoz , golden brown mouse lemur Microcebus ravelobensis , Northern ... edwardsi , and Greater big footed mouse Macrotarsomys ingens . As well as lemurs the dry forests ... forests have almost entirely been destroyed by overgrazing and deforestation and there has been ... protection of western forests would assist in preservation of these diverse ecosystem s, which have ... of limestone cave s and virgin forests that shelter the diverse wildlife of the Ankarana region ... Cryptoprocta ferox , the Fanaloka Fossa fossana , Northern Ring tailed Mongoose and numerous bat ... Lemur , Northern Sportive Lemur , Gray Mouse Lemur and Sanford s Brown Lemur . ref Russell ... Forest is an example of a purely lowland dry deciduous forest in northwest Madagascar. It is punctuated ... agriculture Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests List of national parks of Madagascar External ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The North Western Ghats moist deciduousforests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India . It lies between 250 and 1000 meters elevation in the northern portion of the Western Ghats range, from their northern end in Maharashtra state, through Karnataka to the transitional forests of Wayanad in Kerala . It surrounds the North Western Ghats montane rain forests ecoregion, which lies above 1000 meters elevation. The ecoregion has an area of convert 48,200 km2 sqmi sp us . It is bounded on the west by the Malabar Coast moist forests ecoregion, which lies between the 250 meter elevation and the Malabar Coast . At the northern end of the Western Ghats range in southeastern Gujarat , the ecoregion borders the Kathiawar Gir dry deciduousforests to the west and the Narmada Valley dry deciduousforests to the northeast. The Wayanad forests at the southern end of the ecoregion mark the transition to the South Western Ghats moist deciduousforests to the south. To the east, in the rain shadow of the Ghats, lies the South Deccan Plateau dry deciduousforests ecoregion, whose tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry forests cover the Ghats eastern foothills. See also List of ecoregions in India External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0135 full.html North Western Ghats moist deciduousforests WWF DEFAULTSORT North Western Ghats Moist DeciduousForests Category Ecoregions of India Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Category Indomalaya ... more details
The Eastern Highlands moist deciduousforests is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of east central India . The ecoregion covers an area of convert 341,100 km2 sqmi sp us , extending across portions of Andhra Pradesh , Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , and Orissa states. Setting The Eastern Highlands moist deciduousforests extend from the Bay of Bengal coast in northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Orissa, across the northern portion of the Eastern Ghats range and the northeastern Deccan Plateau , to the eastern Satpura Range and the upper Narmada River valley. The forests of the ecoregion are sustained by the moisture bearing monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal , which lies to the southeast. The ecoregion is bounded on the north and west by Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry deciduous forest ecoregions, including the Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduousforests to the southwest and west, the Narmada valley dry deciduousforests to the northwest, and the Chota Nagpur dry deciduousforests to the north and northeast. The drier Northern dry deciduousforests ecoregion, lying west of the Eastern Ghats range, is completely surrounded by the Eastern Highlands moist deciduousforests, in the rain shadow of the Ghats, which partially block the moisture laden monsoon winds off the Bay of Bengal. The humid Orissa semi evergreen forests ecoregion lies to the northeast in the coastal lowlands of Orissa. Flora The ecoregion s forests are dominated by Sal tree Sal Shorea robusta , in association with Terminalia plant Terminalia , Adina plant Adina , Toona , Syzygium , Buchanania , Cleisanthus , and Anogeissus . The flora of the ecoregion shares many affinities with the moist forests ... Eastern highlands moist deciduousforests World Wildlife Fund Category Ecoregions of India Category Indomalaya Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ... more details
The Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduousforests is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northern India . It lies on the alluvial plain of the Ganges River Ganges and Yamuna River Yamuna rivers, with an area of convert 263,100 km2 sqmi sp us , covering most of the state of Uttar Pradesh and adjacent portions of Uttarakhand , Haryana , Madhya Pradesh and Bihar . The ecoregion is bounded on the north by the Himalayan subtropical pine forests , Terai Duar savannas and grasslands and Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests of the Himalaya foothills, to the west by the drier Northwestern thorn scrub forests and Kathiarbar Gir dry deciduousforests , on the south by the Narmada Valley dry deciduousforests of the Malwa and Bundelkhand uplands, and on the east by the more humid Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduousforests . The ecoregion has a tropical climate . Rainfall is highly seasonal, falling mainly during the June to September southwest monsoon . In ancient times the region was mostly forested, with Sal tree sal Shorea robusta the predominant tree . Many trees lose their leaves during the winter dry season. The ecoregion is currently densely populated, and the fertile plains have largely been converted to intensive agriculture, with only a few enclaves of forest remaining. Conservation Protected areas in this ecoregion include Jim Corbett National Park Rajaji National Park See also List of ecoregions in India External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0166 full.html Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduousforests Category Indomalaya Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Category Ecoregions of India ecoregion stub ... more details
The South Western Ghats moist deciduousforests is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southern India . It covers the southern portion of the Western Ghats range and the Nilgiri Hills between 250 and 1000 meters elevation in Kerala , Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states. Setting The ecoregion has an area of convert 23,800 km2 sqmi sp us . It includes the southern ranges of the Western Ghats, including the Agastyamalai and Anamalai , and the eastward spurs of the Nilgiri Hills and Palni Hills . The forests of Wayanad in northern Kerala mark the transition to the North Western Ghats moist deciduousforests to the north. To the west, the Malabar Coast moist forests ecoregion lies in the coastal strip between the 250 meter contour and the Malabar Coast . To the east, the ecoregion transitions to the South Deccan Plateau dry deciduousforests ecoregion in the drier rain shadow of the Western Ghats. It surrounds the South Western Ghats montane rain forests ecoregion, which lies above 1000 meters elevation. See also List of ecoregions in India Malanad Malnad Malabar Coast moist forests South Western Ghats montane rain forests External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0150 full.html South Western Ghats moist deciduousforests World Wildlife Fund Category Ecoregions of India Category Indomalaya Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests eo Sudokcident ghataj humidaj deciduaj arbaroj ... more details
The Kathiawar Gir dry deciduousforests are a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of western India which is home to the last remaining populations of the Asiatic Lion in Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat . Setting The Kathiawar Gir forests have a disjunct distribution. The main part of the ecoregion comprises the Aravalli Range , the high point of which is the 1,721m Mount Abu , and the eastern half of Rajasthan state, extending into eastern Gujarat and the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh . A small enclave of the ecoregion covers the peak of Girnar on the Kathiawar peninsula of western Gujarat. The drier Northwestern thorn scrub forests ecoregion lies to the west, covering the remainder of the Kathiawar Peninsula and the strip of western Rajasthan between the Aravalli Range and the Thar Desert . To the northwest the Kathiawar Gir dry deciduousforests transition to the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduousforests . To the southeast lies the Narmada Valley dry deciduousforests of the Vindhya Range and the Narmada River valley. The ecoregion also borders on the North Western Ghats moist deciduousforests in southeastern Gujarat . The ecoregion has tropical monsoon climate, with most of its 550 to 700 mm average annual rainfall ... hillocks of the Aravalli Range while Mount Abu is covered with dry deciduous forest with conifer s at the highest elevations. Thorn scrub forests, characterized by Euphorbia caducifolia, Maytenus emarginata ... im0206 full.html Kathiarbar Gir dry deciduousforests World Wildlife Fund DEFAULTSORT Kathiarbar Gir Dry DeciduousForests Category Geography of Madhya Pradesh Category Geography of Rajasthan Category Ecoregions of India Category Indomalaya Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category ... full.html ref Flora The composition of the ecoregion s forests varies with moisture and soils. Wetter ... paniculata , and Terminalia tomentosa . These forests have a three storied structure, with the top story ... more details
The Narmada Valley dry deciduousforests are a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry forest ecoregion of central India . The ecoregion lies mostly in Madhya Pradesh state, but extends into portions of Chhattisgarh , Maharashtra , and Uttar Pradesh states. Setting The Narmada Valley dry deciduousforests cover an area of convert 169,900 km2 sqmi abbr on of the lower Narmada River Valley and the surrounding uplands of the Vindhya Range to the north and the western end of the Satpura Range to the south. The Narmada Valley is an east west flat bottomed valley, or graben , that separates ... Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduousforests lie to the northeast, on the alluvial plain ... Nagpur dry deciduousforests lie on the Chota Nagpur plateau to the east. The Eastern highlands moist deciduousforests , which receive more annual moisture from the Bay of Bengal , lie to the southeast ... Ghats moist deciduousforests , which receive more moisture from the southwest monsoon winds off the Arabian ... Ghats, and is home to the Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduousforests of Vidarbha and the drier Deccan thorn scrub forests of Kandesh . The Kathiarbar Gir dry deciduousforests cover most of Malwa ... are the northern limits of the Indian peninsula. Rainfall in the ecoregion is highly seasonal ... dry season to conserve moisture. The ecoregion lies between moister forests to the northeast, southeast, and southwest, which receive greater rainfall from the southeast monsoon, and the drier forests ... is a three tiered forest adapted to the monsoon and dry season climate. The forests typically have ... evergreen forests, whose dominant tree species are Terminalia arjuna, Syzygium cumini, Syzygium ... wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0207 full.html Narmada Valley dry deciduousforests World Wildlife Fund http www.nvda.in Official Website of NVDA Narmada Valley Development Authority Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Indomalaya Category Ecoregions ... more details
The Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduousforests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of Bangladesh and eastern India . The ecoregion covers an area of convert 254,100 km2 sqmi sp us , covering most of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal , Bihar , and Tripura , and extending into adjacent portions of Assam , Uttar Pradesh , and Orissa states. Setting The Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduousforests extends across the alluvial plain of the lower Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, which form the world s largest river delta . The ecoregion is currently one of the most densely populated regions on earth, and the forests have largely been replaced with intensive agriculture. The ecoregion is bounded on the east and northeast by montane tropical rain forests the Mizoram Manipur Kachin rain forests lie in the Chin Hills and Chittagong Hills to the east, and the Meghalaya subtropical forests lie in the Khasi Hills and Garo Hills to the northeast. To the north, the ecoregion extends to the base of the Himalaya s, where it is bounded by the Terai Duar savanna and grasslands . The upper portion of the Brahmaputra valley in Assam is home to the humid lowland Brahmaputra Valley semi evergreen forests . To the northwest, the forests are bounded by the Upper Gangetic plains moist deciduousforests , and the dry Chota Nagpur dry deciduousforests lie on the Chota Nagpur Plateau to the northwest. The Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests and Sundarbans mangroves ecoregions lie in the swampy, semi brackish and brackish southern reaches of the Ganges Brahmaputra Delta bordering the Bay of Bengal . See also List of ecoregions in India External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0120 full.html Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduousforests World Wildlife Fund Category Ecoregions of India Category Geography of Bangladesh Category Indomalaya Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion stub eo Malsupra gango ebena aj ... more details
The Eastern Mediterranean conifer sclerophyllous broadleaf forests terrestrial ecoregion ecoregion , in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome , is of the eastern Mediterranean Basin . Setting The ecoregion covers an area of convert 143,800 km2 sqmi sp us , and covers portions of Israel , the Palestinian territories , Jordan , Lebanon , Syria , and Turkey . Flora Major plant communities in the ecoregion include broadleaf sclerophyll ous shrublands maquis shrublands maquis , pine forests chiefly of Aleppo Pine Pinus halepensis and Turkish Pine Pinus brutia , and dry oak Quercus spp. woodlands and steppes. External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa1207 full.html Eastern Mediterranean conifer sclerophyllous broadleaf forests World Wildlife Fund http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa1207.html Eastern Mediterranean conifer sclerophyllous broadleaf forests National Geographic Category Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Category Ecoregions of Turkey Category Ecoregions of Israel Category Flora of Jordan Category Flora of Lebanon Category Flora of Syria Category Flora of the Middle East Category Environment of the Mediterranean Category Conifers Category Palearctic ecoregion stub da Blandede skove ved det stlige Middelhav es Bosque del Mediterr neo oriental eo Orient mediteraneaj koniferaj sklerofilaj foliarbaj arbaroj pt Bosque do Mediterr neo Oriental ... more details
of the forests at one time, but has been selectively removed. ref name WWF See also List of ecoregions in India References reflist Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Category Indomalaya ... more details
refimprove date July 2011 Infobox ecoregion name Eastern Himalayan subalpine coniferforests image GangkharPuensum3.jpg image size image alt image caption Gangkhar Puensum from Ura La, Bhutan country Bhutan country1 India country2 Nepal border Northeastern Himalayan subalpine coniferforests border1 Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows border2 Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests border3 Himalayan subtropical pine forests bird species 202 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 130 ref name Atlas habitat ... through these zones, including these coniferforests, each of which provides crucial habitat ... for whom the coniferforests are typical habitat with the red panda living between 3,000m and 4,000m ... biome Temperate coniferous forests map map size map alt map caption The Eastern Himalayan subalpine coniferforests is a temperate coniferous forests terrestrial ecoregion ecoregion which is found in the middle and upper elevations of the eastern Middle Himalayas , in western Nepal , Bhutan and northern ... Flora These forests are typically found on steep, rocky, north facing slopes. The most common trees ... s Parakeet Psittacula derbiana . The last two are limited to an area of conifer forest in Arunachal ... and most of the natural conifer forest remains with a considerable portion in protected areas. Damage ... land for grazing. Large protected areas that contain areas of conifer forest include Annapurna ... References reflist Category Temperate coniferous forests Category Ecoregions of the Himalayas ... more details
The term Italian Sclerophyllous and deciduousforests ecoregion , in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Biome , is in Italy . The region extends from the Po river Po Basin to the Apennine Mountains of Basilicata and Calabria . Rock types are limestone, dolomite, marl, schist marl, and sandstone. Three forest zones Since there is a wide altitudinal range there are three forest zones. Low elevations forest zone Characteristic low elevations forest zone species are sclerophyll ous evergreen oaks Quercus ilex , Quercus suber deciduous trees such as Quercus pubescens , Fraxinus ornus , Ostrya carpinifolia , Celtis australis , Acer monspessulanum , Carpinus orientalis Crataegus monogyna . Medium elevations forest zone The medium elevations forest zone predominant species are Quercus cerris , Quercus pubescens , Quercus frainetto , Castanea sativa Ostrya carpinifolia High elevation forest zone The high elevation forest zone has very diverse and extensive mixed deciduousforests species are The dominant species of the tree canopy Fagus sylvatica Other trees are Acer pseudoplatanus , Acer opalus Acer opalus ssp. obtusatum , Acer lobelii endemic , Sorbus aria , Sorbus aucuparia , Sorbus torminalis , Ulmus glabra , Tilia platyphyllos , Populus tremula , Ilex aquifolium , Taxus baccata . External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa1211 full.html World wildlife Italian sclerophyllous and semi deciduousforests DEFAULTSORT Italian Sclerophyllous And Semi DeciduousForests Category Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Category Ecoregions of Italy Category Environment of the Mediterranean Category Flora of Italy Category Ecoregions of Europe ... more details
The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduousforests is a large tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of southern India , containing large protected areas of natural habitat of the tiger. Setting The Deccan Plateau is a large triangular plateau in southern India, bounded by the Western Ghats range to the west, the Eastern Ghats to the east, and the western Satpura Range to the north. The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduousforests occupy an area of convert 240,200 km2 sqmi sp us in which the dominant natural habitat is or was woodland of Hardwickia binata and Albizia amara trees, located on the central and southern portion of the plateau. The ecoregion lies mostly within the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh , extending into adjacent parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states. In Maharashtra, the Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduousforests cover most of the Vidarbha region, including the city of Nagpur . In Andhra Pradesh, the dry deciduousforests cover much of the Telingana region, including Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad , the state capital, with a small portion extending across the Eastern Ghats to the Arabian Sea in Krishna District . ref http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0201 full.html ref The deserts and xeric shrublands xeric Deccan thorn scrub forests lie to the west, south, and southeast, covering the drier portions of the plateau in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats . The more humid Eastern highlands moist deciduousforests lie to the northeast and east, while the Narmada Valley dry deciduousforests lie across the Satpuras to the northwest. The Godavari River crosses the ecoregion from its source in the Western Ghats and indeed most of the rivers on the plateau drain ... Deccan Plateau dry deciduousforests WWF Category Ecoregions of India Category Indomalaya Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ... more details
Infobox ecoregion name Northeastern Himalayan subalpine coniferforests image image size image alt image caption Country etc. country India country1 China country2 Bhutan border Southeast Tibet shrublands and meadows border1 Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows border2 Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests border3 Eastern Himalayan subalpine coniferforests bird species 430 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 88 ref name Atlas habitat loss 4.26 habitat loss ref ref name Atlas protected 16.7 protected ref ref name Atlas area 46300 biome Temperate coniferous forests map map size map alt map caption The Northeastern Himalayan subalpine coniferforests is a temperate coniferous forests terrestrial ecoregion ecoregion of the middle to upper elevations of the eastern Himalayas . It occurs in southeastern Tibet and northeastern India . Setting Northeastern Himalayan subalpine coniferforests cover convert 46300 sqkm mi2 in the eastern Himalaya, occurring between convert 2500 and 4200 m ft . They occur in along the border of Tibet and India s Arunachal Pradesh state. They are also found in so called inner valleys , which are valleys that are shielded from the South Asian monsoon by mountain ridges but still receive enough precipitation to support thriving forests. In higher elevations, this ecoregion ... coniferforests Ecoregion PA0514 Category Temperate coniferous forests Category Ecoregions ... Himalayan broadleaf forests . Flora The dominant trees are Tsuga dumosa , Picea smithiana ... more details
Infobox ecoregion name Western Himalayan subalpine coniferforests image Cedrus deodara Manali 2.jpg image size 248 image alt image caption Cedrus deodara in Manali Sanctuary country India country1 Nepal country2 Pakistan country3 Afghanistan border Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows border1 Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows border2 Western Himalayan broadleaf forests border3 Himalayan subtropical pine forests border4 Baluchistan xeric woodlands bird species 315 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 102 ref name Atlas habitat loss 62.318 habitat loss ref ref name Atlas protected 6.18 protected ref ref name Atlas area 39700 biome Temperate coniferous forests map map size map alt map caption The Western Himalayan subalpine coniferforests is a temperate coniferous forests terrestrial ... migrate seasonally up and down the mountains spending part of the year in the coniferforests ... im im0502 full.html ref This ecoregion is drier than the Eastern Himalayan subalpine coniferforests ... , and birch Betula utilis form another common assemblage. Elsewhere mixed coniferforests are made ... and conservation Despite being relatively thinly populated some seventy percent of the conifer ... some of the least disturbed forests in the western Himalayas. Protected areas that contain areas of conifer forest include Great Himalayan National Park and Rupi Bhabha Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh ... coniferous forests Category Ecoregions of India Category Ecoregions of Nepal Category Ecoregions of the Himalayas ... more details
The Northern Indochina subtropical forests are a subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northern Indochina , covering portions of Vietnam , Laos , Thailand , Myanmar , and China s Yunnan Province. Setting The Northern Indochina subtropical forests occupy the highlands of northern Indochina , extending from Northeastern Vietnam , where they cover the upper portion of the Red River Asia Red River watershed and the northern Annamite Range , across northern Laos and northernmost Thailand and southeastern Yunnan to Shan State in eastern Myanmar . The Northern Indochina subtropical forests are a transition between the tropical forests of Indochina and the subtropical and temperate forests of China and the Tibetan Plateau. Flora Empty section date July 2010 Fauna Empty section date July 2010 Conservation Empty section date July 2010 References Wikramanayake, Eric Eric Dinerstein Colby J. Loucks et al. 2002 . Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo Pacific a Conservation Assessment. Island Press Washington, DC. External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0137 full.html Northern Indochina subtropical forests WWF http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0137.html Northern Indochina subtropical forests National Geographic Category Indomalaya Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion stub eo Nord hindo inaj subtropikaj arbaroj ... more details
as a number of conifer ous genus genera , such as Larch and Metasequoia . Deciduous shrubs include ... deciduous woodland in early spring. Forests where a majority of the trees lose their foliage at the end of the typical growing season are called deciduousforests. These forests are found in many ... last R hrig ed. first Ernst coauthors Bernhard Ulrich ed. year 1991 title Temperate deciduousforests ... broadleaf forests Tropical and subtropical deciduous forest biomes have developed in response not to seasonal ...Other uses Deciduous disambiguation border 0 style float right align right File Aerial View of Autumn Forest Colors.jpg thumb Deciduous forest in autumn File Langaa egeskov rimfrost.jpg thumb Deciduous forest in winter File Spring Forest Leaves in Texas Hill Country.jpg thumb Mixed deciduous forest in spring Deciduous means falling off at maturity or tending to fall off , and is typically used in reference ... such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe. In a more specific sense, deciduous means ... it is the result of natural processes. Deciduous has a similar meaning when referring to animal parts, such as deciduous antler s in deer , ref cite book last Gause first John Taylor year 1955 ... pages 465 ref or deciduous teeth , also known as baby teeth, in some mammals including human children ... , deciduous plant s , including tree s, shrubs and herbaceous perennials, are those ... or other seasons, depending on variations in rain fall. The converse of deciduous is evergreen , where green foliage is persistent year round. Plants that are intermediate may be called semi deciduous ... in the spring as new growth begins. File Forsythia close up.jpg thumb left Like many deciduous plants, Forsythia flowers during the leafless season Many deciduous plants flower during the period when ... pages 725 ref deciduous trees decrease chlorophyll pigment production, allowing other pigments ... short and nights are cool. In other parts of the world, the leaves of deciduous trees simply fall ... more details
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