Malabar Coast moist forests

Malabar Coast moist forests
	Map of the Malabar Coast moist forests ecoregion
Ecology
Realm	Indomalayan
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List Deccan thorn scrub forests; North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests; North Western Ghats montane rain forests; South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests; South Western Ghats montane rain forests;
Geography
Area	34,219 km2 (13,212 sq mi)
Country	India
States	Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Conservation
Conservation status	critical/endangered
Protected	1,251 km² (4%)[1]

The Malabar Coast moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India. It lies along India's Konkan and Malabar coasts, in a narrow strip between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats range, which runs parallel to the coast. It has an area of 35,500 square kilometers (13,700 sq mi), and extends from northern Maharashtra through Goa, Karnataka and Kerala to Kanniyakumari in southernmost Tamil Nadu.

The ecoregion extends from sea level to the 250 meter contour of the Western Ghats. It is bounded on the east by the North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests in Maharashtra and Karnataka, and the South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests in Kerala.

Very little of the natural vegetation of the ecoregion remains; it has largely been cleared for agriculture, grazing, and teak plantations.

Protected areas

In 1997, the World Wildlife Fund identified three protected areas in the ecoregion, with a combined area of approximately 300 km², encompassing less than 1% of the ecoregion's area.[2]

Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra (50 km²)
Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park, Goa (150 km²)
Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala (100 km²)

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External links

"Malabar Coast moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Malabar Coast moist forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.

References

Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b.
Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press; Washington, DC. pp. 311-313

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[1] Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b.

[2] Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press; Washington, DC. pp. 311-313

Ecoregions of India
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests	Andaman Islands rain forests Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests Eastern highlands moist deciduous forests Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests Malabar Coast moist forests Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests Meghalaya subtropical forests Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests Nicobar Islands rain forests North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests North Western Ghats montane rain forests Odisha semi-evergreen forests South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests South Western Ghats montane rain forests Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests	Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forests East Deccan dry evergreen forests Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests Northern dry deciduous forests South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests	Himalayan subtropical pine forests Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests	Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests Western Himalayan broadleaf forests
Temperate coniferous forests	Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands	Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands	Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
Flooded grasslands and savannas	Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh
Deserts and xeric shrublands	Deccan thorn scrub forests Northwestern thorn scrub forests Thar desert
Mangrove	Godavari-Krishna mangroves Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves Sundarbans mangroves
Ecoregions of India

Malabar Coast moist forests

Protected areas

See also

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References