| Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests | |
|---|---|
_in_New_Guinea.jpg) Sago palms (Metroxylon sagu) in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea | |
 Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian realm |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 134,543 km2 (51,947 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
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| Coordinates | 3°55′S 142°19′E / 3.92°S 142.32°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Relatively stable/intact |
| Protected | 15,323 km2 (11%)[1] |
The Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northern New Guinea. [2] [3] [4]
- ^ 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]
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.