Mentawai Islands rain forests

Mentawai Islands rain forests
Mentawai Islands rain forests
	Siberut Island
	Mentawai Islands rain forests (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Indomalayan
Biome	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area	6,513 km2 (2,515 sq mi)
Country	Indonesia
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered, nature could reach half protected
Protected	30.94%

The Mentawai Islands rain forests is a

endemic species, including 17 endemic mammals.^[1]

Geography

The ecoregion has an area of 6,513 square kilometers,

Sipura, North Pagai, and South Pagai, as well as Enggano Island further to the southeast.^[1]

The islands lie 80 to 120 km from the west coast of Sumatra.

Climate

The islands have a tropical rainforest climate.^[1] Average annual rainfall is approximately 4,500 mm, with an October to March wet season. Temperatures average about 30°C year-round.^[2]

Flora

The forests have a closed canopy about 36 metres high, with

emergent trees rising 45 metres or more. Trees of the dipterocarp family are common canopy and emergent trees. Emergent trees include species of the dipterocarp genera Dipterocarpus and Shorea, and species of Koompassia, Sindora, and Dialium. Canopy trees include species of Mallotus, Knema, Santiria, Bhesa, Eugenia, Baccaurea, Dillenia, Artocarpus, and Horsfieldia

.

Fauna

There are six endemic

short-headed leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros breviceps).^[2] Other native mammals include the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis).^[1]

There are ver 250 native species of birds on the islands. the Mentawai scops owl (Otus mentawi) is the only known endemic species.^[2]

Protected areas

30.94% of the ecoregion is in protected areas.^[3] These include Siberut National Park, which covers the western portion of Siberut, including the islands' largest areas of intact forest in northwestern Siberut.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mentawai Islands rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wikramanayake, Eric. Mentawai Islands Rainforests. One Earth. Accessed 5 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mentawai Islands rain forests. DOPA Explorer. Accessed 5 April 2023.
^ Whittaker, D. 2006. A conservation action plan for the Mentawai primates. Primate Conservation 20: 95–105.

[wwf-1] "Mentawai Islands rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.

[oneearth-2] Wikramanayake, Eric. Mentawai Islands Rainforests. One Earth. Accessed 5 April 2023.

[dopa-3] Mentawai Islands rain forests. DOPA Explorer. Accessed 5 April 2023.

[4] Whittaker, D. 2006. A conservation action plan for the Mentawai primates. Primate Conservation 20: 95–105.

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