Southeastern Papuan rain forests

Southeastern Papuan rain forests
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmAustralasian realm
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area76,808 km2 (29,656 sq mi)
CountriesPapua New Guinea
Provinces
Coordinates9°00′S 147°51′E / 9.0°S 147.85°E / -9.0; 147.85
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected830 km² (1%)[1]

The Southeastern Papuan rain forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in southeastern New Guinea. The ecoregion covers the mountainous center and coastal lowlands of the Papuan Peninsula.[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. ^ "Southeastern Papuan rain forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Southeastern Papuan rain forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.