Queensland tropical rain forests

Queensland tropical rain forests
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmAustralasian realm
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area33,129 km2 (12,791 sq mi)
CountriesAustralia
StatesQueensland
Coordinates21°15′S 148°45′E / 21.25°S 148.75°E / -21.25; 148.75
Conservation
Conservation statusVulnerable
Global 200Queensland tropical rain forests
Protected3,260 km2 (10%)[1]

The Queensland tropical rain forests ecoregion (WWF ID: AA0117) covers a portion of the coast of Queensland in northeastern Australia and belongs to the Australasian realm. The forest contains the world's best living record of the major stages in the evolutionary history of the world's land plants, including most of the world's relict species of plants from the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana.[2] The history of the evolution of marsupials and songbirds is also well represented.

  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. ^ "Queensland tropical rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

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