Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests

Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
Sago palms (Metroxylon sagu) in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmAustralasian realm
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area134,543 km2 (51,947 sq mi)
Countries
Provinces
Coordinates3°55′S 142°19′E / 3.92°S 142.32°E / -3.92; 142.32
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected15,323 km2 (11%)[1]

The Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northern New Guinea. [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. ^ "Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

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