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Ecoregions of New Guinea

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New Guinea, lying within the tropics and with extensive mountain areas, comprises a wide range of ecoregions. These include rainforests, grasslands and mangrove.

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Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

  • Biak-Numfoor rain forests
  • Central Range montane rain forests
  • Huon Peninsula montane rain forests
  • Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
  • Northern New Guinea montane rain forests
  • Southeastern Papuan rain forests
  • Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests
  • Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
  • Vogelkop montane rain forests
  • Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests
  • Yapen rain forests

    • Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

  • Trans Fly savanna and grasslands

    • Montane grasslands and shrublands

  • Central Range sub-alpine grasslands

    • Mangrove

  • New Guinea mangroves

    • References

    Ecoregions of New Guinea Wikipedia
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