Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests

Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests
Chai Nat Bird Park, Thailand
Location of the ecoregion
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area38,858 km2 (15,003 sq mi)
CountryThailand
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered[1]
Protected290 km² (1%)[2]

The Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion in Thailand. It occupies the lowlands of the Chao Phraya River watershed in central Thailand. The ecoregion was once home to extensive swamp forests and wetlands. The ecoregion has mostly been converted to agriculture and cities, and very little natural forest remains. The ecoregion's rice paddies and waterways still sustain some wildlife.

  1. ^ "Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  2. ^ Dinerstein, Eric; Olson, David; et al. (June 2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Supplemental material 2 table S1b.

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