| Northern New Guinea montane rain forests | |
|---|---|
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 Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian realm |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 23,171 km2 (8,946 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Provinces |
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| Coordinates | 2°30′S 138°18′E / 2.5°S 138.3°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 3,374 km² (15%)[1] |
The Northern New Guinea montane rain forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in northern New Guinea. The ecoregion covers several separate mountain ranges lying north of New Guinea's Central Range and south of the Pacific Ocean. [2] [3] [4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Northern New Guinea montane rain forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Northern New Guinea montane rain forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.