Vanuatu rain forests
The Vanuatu rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion that includes the islands of Vanuatu, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands group of the neighboring Solomon Islands. It is part of the Australasian realm, which includes neighboring New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, as well as Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand. The Vanuatu rain forests are a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion, also known as a tropical rainforest.[2]
| Vanuatu rain forests | |
|---|---|
 Neslep River on Efate, Vanuatu | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian realm |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 12,281 km2 (4,742 sq mi) |
| Countries | Vanuatu and Solomon Islands |
| Provinces of Solomon Islands | Temotu Province |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Global 200 | Solomons-Vanuatu-Bismarck moist forests |
| Protected | 515 km² (4%)[1] |
The ecoregion corresponds to the Vanuatu and Temotu endemic bird area.[3]
External links
- "Vanuatu rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- Vanuatu and Temotu endemic bird area BirdLife International.
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.
- "Vanuatu rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- BirdLife International (2020) Endemic Bird Areas factsheet: Vanuatu and Temotu. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/06/2020.
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