Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests

Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmAustralasian realm
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area99,022 km2 (38,233 sq mi)
Countries
Provinces
Coordinates7°00′S 141°23′E / 7°S 141.38°E / -7; 141.38
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected8,583 km² (9%)[1]

The Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in southern New Guinea. The ecoregion includes the extensive swamp forests of southern and western New Guinea. [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. ^ "Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.