List of ecoregions in Thailand

The following is a list of ecoregions in Thailand.

Acacia trees near Kanchanaburi

Terrestrial ecoregions

Thailand is in the Indomalayan realm. Ecoregions are listed by biome.[1]

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Mangroves

Freshwater ecoregions

Thailand's freshwater ecoregions include:[2]

Marine ecoregions

Thailand straddles two marine realms. The Andaman Sea coast is in the Western Indo-Pacific, and the Gulf of Thailand coast is in the Central Indo-Pacific.[3] Thailand's two marine ecoregions are:

See also

References

  1. Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Washington, DC: Island Press.
  2. "Freshwater Ecoregions of the World". Accessed 12 May 2020.
  3. Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573–583
  • Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Washington, DC: Island Press
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