| Trobriand Islands rain forests | |
|---|---|
 Fergusson Island from the sea | |
 Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 4,662 km2 (1,800 sq mi) |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Milne Bay Province |
| Coordinates | 9°32′S 150°40′E / 9.53°S 150.66°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | vulnerable |
| Protected | 259 km² (6%)[1] |
The Trobriand Islands rain forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southeastern Papua New Guinea.[2] [3] [4] [5]
The islands of this ecoregion have been separated from mainland New Guinea since the Late Pleistocene, and much of the biota is unique, including four mammal species and two birds-of-paradise plant species. The ecoregion covers 1,600 square miles (4,100 km2).[2]
- ^ 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]
- ^ a b World Wildlife Fund.org: The Trobriand Islands rain forests (ID Code: AA0125) webpage; article originally from "Terrestrial ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a conservation assessment"; Island Press . accessed 3.17.2017.
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Trobriand Islands rain forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Trobriand Islands rain forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.