Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra

Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra
Kerguelen cabbage (Pringlea antiscorbutica) and Acaena sp. on Kerguelen
Ecoregion territory (islands inside red-dashed box)
Ecology
RealmAntarctic
Biometundra
Geography
Area7,441 km2 (2,873 sq mi)
Countries
Overseas territories
Coordinates49°15′S 69°10′E / 49.25°S 69.17°E / -49.25; 69.17
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected0 km2 (0%)[1]

The Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra is a tundra ecoregion that includes several subantarctic islands in the southern Indian Ocean. [2] [3] [4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

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