Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests

Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan
BiomeTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area36,849 km2 (14,227 sq mi)
CountryIndonesia, Malaysia
Coordinates1°15′N 111°15′E / 1.25°N 111.25°E / 1.25; 111.25

The Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests ecoregion (WWF ID: IM0153) covers a number disconnected patches of freshwater swamp forest along the southwestern coasts of Borneo. The swamps are generally set back a few kilometers or two from the sea by the saltwater-affected Sunda Shelf mangroves The relatively fertile, flat soil has led to much of this ecoregion being converted to agriculture.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 28, 2020.