List Of Ecoregions In Vietnam

	List Of Ecoregions In Vietnam The following is a list of ecoregions in Vietnam defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Terrestrial ecoregions Vietnam is in the Indomalayan realm. Ecoregions are sorted by biome. Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Cardamom Mountains rain forests Luang Prabang montane rain forests * Northern Annamites rain forests * Northern Indochina subtropical forests * Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests * Red River freshwater swamp forests * South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests Southern Annamites montane rain forests Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests * Tonle Sap-Mekong peat swamp forests Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests * Central Indochina dry forests Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests Mangroves * Indochina mangroves Freshwater ecoregions The freshwater ecoregions of Vietnam include: * Xi Yiang * Sông Hồng * Northern Annam * Southern Annam * Mekong River ** Kratie–Stung Treng * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ecoregion An ecoregion (ecological region) or ecozone (ecological zone) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and contain characteristic, geographically distinct assemblages of natural communities and species. The biodiversity of flora, fauna and ecosystems that characterise an ecoregion tends to be distinct from that of other ecoregions. In theory, biodiversity or conservation ecoregions are relatively large areas of land or water where the probability of encountering different species and communities at any given point remains relatively constant, within an acceptable range of variation (largely undefined at this point). Three caveats are appropriate for all bio-geographic mapping approaches. Firstly, no single bio-geographic framework is optimal for all taxa. Ecoregions reflect the best compromise for as many taxa as possible. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Central Indochina Dry Forests The Central Indochina dry forests are a large tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ecoregion in Southeast Asia. Location and description The ecoregion consists of an area of plateau and low river basin in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam and includes: In Thailand the large Khorat Plateau, the higher elevation plains of the Chao Phraya River basin, the foothills of the Tenasserim Hills and other dry areas of the lower slopes of the Khun Tan, Phi Pan Nam and Phetchabun mountain ranges of the north of the country. In central and southern Laos the wide valley of the Mekong river system. In Cambodia a large area of the dry plains of the northern, eastern, and south-central parts of the country. In Vietnam the uplands of the upper Tonlé San and Srepok Rivers. These are the drier areas of Indochina with 1,000-1,500 mm rainfall per year and a long dry season when regular fires occur in the undergrowth, some set intentionally to clear the forest or drive ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	South China Sea Oceanic Islands The South China Sea Islands consist of over 250 islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs and seamounts in the South China Sea. The islands are mostly low and small, and have few inhabitants. The islands and surrounding seas are subject to overlapping territorial claims by the countries bordering the South China Sea. The South China Sea Islands constitute a distinct tropical moist broadleaf forest terrestrial ecoregion, and the South China Sea Oceanic Islands marine ecoregion. Geography The islands, shoals, and reefs are grouped into three archipelagos, plus the Zhongsha Islands (Macclesfield Bank and Scarborough Shoal). The South China Sea Islands as defined here consist of the sea's oceanic islands, and do not include the sea's continental shelf islands like Hainan and Natuna. Collectively, they have a total land surface area of less than 15 km2 at low tide. The island groups include: * The Paracel Islands, disputed between the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]