Richmond temperate forests

Richmond temperate forests
Silver beech (Nothofagus menziesii) in Nelson Lakes National Park
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
Biometemperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders
Geography
Area12,836 km2 (4,956 sq mi)
CountryNew Zealand
Regions
Coordinates41°36′S 173°30′E / 41.6°S 173.5°E / -41.6; 173.5
Conservation
Protected4,836 km² (38%)[1]

The Richmond temperate forests is an ecoregion covering the northern part of New Zealand's South Island. [2] [3] [4]

  1. ^ Dinerstein, Eric; Olson, David; et al. (June 2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Supplemental material 2 table S1b.
  2. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Richmond temperate forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Richmond temperate forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.