List of ecoregions in Laos
Appearance
The following is a list of ecoregions in Laos as identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).[1][2]
Terrestrial ecoregions
[edit]Laos is in the Indomalayan realm. Ecoregions are sorted by biome.
- Luang Prabang montane rain forests
- Northern Annamites rain forests
- Northern Indochina subtropical forests
- Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- Southern Annamites montane rain forests
Freshwater ecoregions
[edit]The freshwater ecoregions of Laos include:
References
[edit]- Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Washington, DC: Island Press