Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests

Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests
On Tonle Sap Lake before rain
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan
BiomeTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area25,900 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
CountryCambodia, Vietnam
Coordinates12°24′N 104°36′E / 12.4°N 104.6°E / 12.4; 104.6

The Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests ecoregion (WWF ID: IM0164) covers the seasonally flooded forests surrounding Tonlé Sap, the largest lake in Cambodia, and the floodplains of its connections to the Mekong River .[1][2][3] Over 35% of the ecoregion experiences flooding during the wet season (August – January).[3][1]

  1. ^ a b "Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 1, 2020.