Solomon Islands rain forests

Solomon Islands rain forests
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Makira Island
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The Solomon Islands archipelago, with the nation Solomon Islands in beige and Bougainville (a part of Papua New Guinea) in dun.
Ecology
RealmAustralasia
BiomeTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area42,976 km2 (16,593 sq mi)
Countries
Autonomous region of Papua New GuineaBougainville
Elevation0 - 2635 meters
Conservation
Conservation statusvulnerable
Global 200Solomons-Vanuatu-Bismarck moist forests
Protected662 km2 (2%)[1]

The Solomon Islands rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion covering the Solomon Islands archipelago.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
  2. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Solomon Islands rain forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Solomon Islands rain forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.