Hainan Island monsoon rain forests

Hainan Island monsoon rain forests
Wuzhi Mountain, in the middle of Hainan Island
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan realm
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
BordersSouth China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Geography
Area15,540 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
CountryChina
ProvincesHainan
Coordinates19°00′N 109°40′E / 19.000°N 109.667°E / 19.000; 109.667

The Hainan Island monsoon rain forests ecoregion (WWF ID: IM0169) covers mountainous interior of Hainan Island in China. The tropical forests receive over 1,000 mm/year of rain, heavily concentrated in the summer rainy season. The island has high levels of biodiversity, with over 4,200 plant species, 630 of which are endemic to the island.[1][2] The region is under ecological pressure from deforestation for agriculture and timber extraction.

  1. ^ "Hainan Island monsoon rain forests". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

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