Luzon montane rain forests

Luzon montane rain forests
Mature forest in the crater floor of Mount Cagua
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area8,273 km2 (3,194 sq mi)
CountryPhilippines
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected3,813 km2 (46%)[1]

The Luzon montane rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The ecoregion is located on several volcanic and non-volcanic mountains of the island. Luzon is the largest and northernmost major island of the Philippines, located in the western Pacific Ocean.[2]

Satellite view of the island Luzon
  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. ^ "Luzon montane rain forests". World Wildlife Fund.