| Lesser Sundas deciduous forests | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Landscape of Rinca Island | |
 Ecoregion territory (in red) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian realm |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 38,842 km2 (14,997 sq mi) |
| Countries | Indonesia |
| Provinces | |
| Coordinates | 8°36′S 120°37′E / 8.6°S 120.62°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered[1] |
| Protected | 3,228 km2 (8%)[2] |
The Lesser Sundas deciduous forests is a tropical dry forest ecoregion in Indonesia. The ecoregion includes the islands of Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, and Alor, along with the many adjacent smaller islands.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Lesser Sundas deciduous forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- ^ 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]
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lesser Sundas deciduous forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lesser Sundas deciduous forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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