New Caledonia rain forests

New Caledonia rain forests
Tree ferns on Isle of Pines
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmAustralasian realm
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area14,001 km2 (5,406 sq mi)
CountriesNew Caledonia
Coordinates21°29′S 165°39′E / 21.49°S 165.65°E / -21.49; 165.65
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected7,872 km2%[1]

The New Caledonia rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion, located in New Caledonia in the South Pacific. It is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion, part of the Australasian realm. [2] [3] [4]

  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. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "New Caledonia rain forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "New Caledonia rain forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

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