Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Indomalayan realm |
Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 137,909 km2 (53,247 sq mi) |
Country | Myanmar |
Administrative divisions | |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | vulnerable |
Protected | 4,359 km² (3%)[1] |
The Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in central Myanmar. The ecoregion occupies the central basin of the Irrawaddy River and the lower basin of the Salween River. The ecoregion is characterized by forests of tall trees which drop their leaves in the dry season. Most of the ecoregion's forests have been converted to agriculture.