List of ecoregions in Pakistan

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This is a list of ecoregions of Pakistan.

Realm Biome EcoregionRegion
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 Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest Margalla hills Siwalik hills, West Himalaya

(Islamabad Capital Territory)

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 Aravalli West Thorn Scrub Forests Throughout the Indus River
Indomalayan Deserts and xeric shrublands Indus Valley desert Punjab [5] (between Chenab and Indus rivers)
Indomalayan Deserts and xeric shrublands Thar desert East and south-east Sindh [6]
Indomalayan Deserts and xeric shrublands Aravalli West Thorn Scrub Forests Along the Indus throughout central Punjab, Sindh and eastern Balochistan
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]
Palearctic Deserts and xeric shrubland South Iran Nubo–Sindian desert and semi-desert Southwest Balochistan

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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