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List of ecoregions with high endemism information


The fynbos of the Cape region of South Africa contains many endemic species of flowering plant.

This list is for ecoregions with high endemism. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the following ecoregions have the highest percentage of endemic plants.

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List of ecoregions with high endemism

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This list is for ecoregions with high endemism. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the following ecoregions have the highest percentage of endemic...

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Centre of endemism

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Centre of Endemism Soutpansberg Centre of Plant Endemism List of ecoregions with high endemism (Hall and Moreau, 1962) Hahn, N. Institute of Conservation...

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Ecoregions of Madagascar

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fauna and flora with high levels of endemism, but most ecoregions suffer from habitat loss. Madagascar belongs to the Afrotropical realm. With its neighboring...

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Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands

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particularly at risk: out of a total of 2,690 plant species, 946 are non-indigenous with 800 of the native species listed as endangered. Hawaiian hoary...

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Chihuahuan Desert

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(9.3 in) with a range of approximately 150–400 mm (6–16 in), although it receives more precipitation than most other warm desert ecoregions. Nearly two-thirds...

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Ecoregions in the Philippines

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archipelago is one of the world's great reservoirs of biodiversity and endemism. The archipelago includes over 7000 islands, and a total land area of 300,780 km2...

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Deserts and xeric shrublands

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expression of land degradation. The World Wide Fund for Nature highlights a number of desert ecoregions that have a high degree of biodiversity and endemism: The...

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Index of conservation articles

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conservation - Lists of ecoregions by country - List of extinct birds - List of solar energy topics - List of threatened species of the Philippines - Local...

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Global 200

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identified 867 terrestrial ecoregions across the Earth's land surface, as well as freshwater and marine ecoregions. The goal of this classification system...

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Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

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Republic, Puerto Rico and Colombia. A number of TSMF ecoregions are notable for their biodiversity and endemism: Southwest Amazon moist forests in Brazil...

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Altai montane forest and forest steppe

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Mongolia List of ecoregions in China List of ecoregions in Kazakhstan "Altai montane forest and forest steppe". Ecoregions of the World. GlobalSpecies.org. Archived...

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Biogeographic classification of India

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their high levels of endemism expressed at both higher and lower taxonomic levels. Most of the Western Ghat endemic plants are associated with evergreen...

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Conservation in Indonesia

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country's unique environment and biodiversity. Indonesia harbours a high rate of endemism and is rich in tropical rainforest and coral reefs. Traditional...

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High conservation value forest

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Crisis ecoregion Ecological health Ecoregions High-Biodiversity Wilderness Areas High Conservation Value Areas Intact forest landscapes List of types of formally...

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Valdivian temperate forests

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ecoregions are isolated from the subtropical/tropical forests that dominate northern South America by such landscapes as the Atacama desert (north of...

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Biodiversity of South Africa

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acceptable range of variation. An ecoregion will typically include several habitat types. Terrestrial ecoregions are land ecoregions, as distinct from...

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Madagascar lowland forests

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location of this endemism. They are included in the Global 200 list of outstanding ecoregions. The ecoregion constitutes a narrow strip of lowland forests...

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Ecoregion conservation status

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contributed to The Global 200, a catalog of high-priority ecoregions and their conservation scale. Ecoregions are broadly classified into three categories:...

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Ecology of California

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region. The ecoregions of California can be grouped into four major groups: desert ecoregions (such as the Mojave Desert), Mediterranean ecoregions (such as...

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Queensland tropical rain forests

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20 August 2020. "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved 20 August 2020. "Northeastern Australia | Ecoregions | WWF". Kottek, M.; Grieser...

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Rio Conchos

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Freshwater Ecoregions assessment. The Global 200 is a list of freshwater ecoregions (rivers systems and lakes, for example) that the WWF considers of global...

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Atlantic Forest

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mangrove forests. The Atlantic Forest is characterized by a high biodiversity and endemism. It was the first environment that the Portuguese colonists...

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Hyrcanian forests

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logging, agricultural development, and urban sprawl. The diversity and endemism of the species make the Caspian Hyrcanian forests a priority and unique...

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Northwestern Congolian lowland forests

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part of the larger Congolian rainforests region in Central Africa. The region is noteworthy for very high levels of species richness and endemism. It is...

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California coastal sage and chaparral

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species of the California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion are diverse, with high endemism. The main plant communities are coastal sage scrub, California...

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Luzon rain forests

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geography is a primary cause for the great biodiversity and high degree of endemism found on the island of Luzon. During the Ice ages, sea levels were up to 120...

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Mount Kinabalu

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sheltered areas on the rocky summits. The plants of Mount Kinabalu have high levels of biodiversity and endemism (i.e. species which are found only within Kinabalu...

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