| Southland temperate forests | |
|---|---|
_-_McLean_Falls.jpg) McLean Falls in The Catlins | |
 Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian |
| Biome | temperate broadleaf and mixed forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 11,603 km2 (4,480 sq mi) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Regions | |
| Coordinates | 46°13′S 168°23′E / 46.21°S 168.38°E |
| Conservation | |
| Protected | 2,396 km² (21%)[1] |
The Southland temperate forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion on New Zealand's South Island. The natural vegetation was mostly forest, but over the centuries human activities, including grazing and fires, replaced much of the original forest with grassland and agriculture.[2] [3] [4]
- ^ Dinerstein, Eric; Olson, David; et al. (June 2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Supplemental material 2 table S1b. - ^ Fund, W. (2014). Southland temperate forests.
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Southland temperate forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved 20 August 2021.