List of ecoregions in Pakistan

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This is a list of ecoregions of Pakistan.

Realm Biome Ecoregion Region
Indomalayan
 Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests Himalayan subtropical pine forests West
Himalaya[1]
(Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
)
Indomalayan
 Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Western Himalayan broadleaf forests West
Himalaya[2]
(Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
)
Indomalayan
Temperate coniferous forests
 Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests West
Himalaya[3]
(Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
)
Indomalayan
 Flooded grasslands and savannas
Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh
 East of coastal range of
Sindh[4]
Indomalayan
 Deserts and xeric shrublands Indus Valley desert
Indus
rivers)
Indomalayan
 Deserts and xeric shrublands
Thar desert
 East and south-east
Sindh[6]
Indomalayan
 Mangrove
Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves
 West of coastal range of
Sindh[7]
Palearctic
Temperate coniferous forests
 East Afghan montane conifer forests Hindu Kush and Sulaiman ranges[8]
(north Balochistan, FATA, west Punjab and south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Palearctic
 Montane grasslands and shrublands
Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe
 North
Himalaya[9]


(

Gilgit–Baltistan
)

Palearctic
 Montane grasslands and shrublands Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands West Balochistan[10]
Palearctic
 Montane grasslands and shrublands Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows West
Himalaya[11]
(Azad Kashmir, north Punjab, north Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
)
Palearctic
 Montane grasslands and shrublands Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows Hindu Kush and Sulaiman ranges[12]
(north Balochistan, FATA, west Punjab and south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Palearctic
 Deserts and xeric shrublands Baluchistan xeric woodlands Xeric deserts of Balochistan[13]
Palearctic
 Deserts and xeric shrublands
Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert
 Sandy deserts of Balochistan[14]

References

  1. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Himalayan subtropical pine forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  2. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Western Himalayan broadleaf forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  3. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  4. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  5. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Indus Valley desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  6. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Thar desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  7. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  8. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "East Afghan montane conifer forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  9. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  10. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Kuhrud-Kohbanan Mountains forest steppe". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  11. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  12. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  13. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Baluchistan xeric woodlands". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  14. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
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