South Western Ghats montane rain forests information
Ecoregion in South India
South Western Ghats montane rain forests
View of montane rain forest in Silent Valley National Park, Nilgiri mountains
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm
Indomalayan
Biome
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Malabar Coast moist forests
North Western Ghats montane rain forests
South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
Geography
Area
22,500 km2 (8,700 sq mi)
Country
India
States
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Elevation
1,000 to 2,695 m (3,281 to 8,842 ft)
Rivers
Periyar River
Climate type
tropical
Conservation
Conservation status
critical/endangered[1]
Protected
5,998 km2 (2,316 sq mi)%[2]
The South Western Ghats montane rain forests is an ecoregion in South India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu at elevations from 1,000 to 2,695 m (3,281 to 8,842 ft). Annual rainfall in this ecoregion exceeds 2,800 mm (110 in).[3]
^Rawat, G.S.; Desai, A.; Somanathan, H. & Wikramanayake, E.D. (2002). "South Western Ghats montane rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
^Wikramanayake, E.; Dinerstein, E. & Loucks, C.J. (2002). "South Western Ghats montane rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Washington, DC: Island Press. pp. 284–287. ISBN 978-1559-639-23-1.
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