List of ecoregions in Pakistan

This is a list of ecoregions of Pakistan.

Ecozone	Biome	Ecoregion	Region
Indomalayan	Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests	Himalayan subtropical pine forests	West Himalaya[1] (Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Indomalayan	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests	Western Himalayan broadleaf forests	West Himalaya[2] (Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Indomalayan	Temperate coniferous forests	Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests	West Himalaya[3] (Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Indomalayan	Flooded grasslands and savannas	Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh	East of coastal range of Sindh[4]
Indomalayan	Deserts and xeric shrublands	Indus Valley desert	Punjab[5] (between Chenab and Indus rivers)
Indomalayan	Deserts and xeric shrublands	Thar desert	East and south-east Sindh[6]
Indomalayan	Mangrove	Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves	West of coastal range of Sindh[7]
Palearctic	Temperate coniferous forests	East Afghan montane conifer forests	Hindu Kush and Sulaiman ranges[8] (north Balochistan, FATA, west Punjab and south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Palearctic	Montane grasslands and shrublands	Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe	North Himalaya[9][10] (Gilgit–Baltistan)
Palearctic	Montane grasslands and shrublands	Kuhrud-Kohbanan Mountains forest steppe	West Balochistan[11]
Palearctic	Montane grasslands and shrublands	Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows	West Himalaya[12] (Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Palearctic	Montane grasslands and shrublands	Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows	Hindu Kush and Sulaiman ranges[13] (north Balochistan, FATA, west Punjab and south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Palearctic	Deserts and xeric shrublands	Baluchistan xeric woodlands	Xeric deserts of Balochistan[14]
Palearctic	Deserts and xeric shrublands	Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert	Sandy deserts of Balochistan[15]

References

1. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Himalayan subtropical pine forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
2. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Western Himalayan broadleaf forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
3. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
4. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
5. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Indus Valley desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
6. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Thar desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
7. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
8. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "East Afghan montane conifer forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
9. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
10. Mughal, Muhammad Aurang Zeb. 2013. Pamir Alpine Desert and Tundra. Robert Warren Howarth(ed.), Biomes & Ecosystems. Ipswich, MA: Salem Press, pp. 12-14.
11. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Kuhrud-Kohbanan Mountains forest steppe". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
12. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
13. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
14. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Baluchistan xeric woodlands". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
15. World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.