Northern Indochina subtropical moist forests
| Northern Indochina subtropical moist forests | |
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| Ecoregion | |
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 Map of the Northern Indochina subtropical moist forests ecoregion | |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
| Countries | China, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 677,350 km2 (261,530 sq mi) |
The Northern Indochina subtropical moist forests[1] are a subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northern Indochina, covering portions of Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, and China's Yunnan Province.[2]
Setting
The Northern Indochina subtropical forests occupy the highlands of northern Indochina, extending from Northeastern Vietnam, where they cover the upper portion of the Red River watershed and the northern Annamite Range, across northern Laos and northernmost Thailand and southeastern Yunnan to Shan State in eastern Myanmar.
The Northern Indochina subtropical forests are a transition between the tropical forests of Indochina and the subtropical and temperate forests of China and the Tibetan Plateau.
Footnotes
References
- "Northern Indochina subtropical forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Northern Indochina subtropical forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
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