List of freshwater ecoregions (WWF)

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This is a list of freshwater ecoregions as compiled by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The freshwater ecoregion system is similar to that for terrestrial ecoregions. The Earth's land surface is divided into eight terrestrial biogeographic realms or ecozones, which contain hundreds of smaller ecoregions. Ecoregions are classified into biomes or major habitat types, which have similar climates and vegetation types. The freshwater system is similar, with ecoregions classified into freshwater realms and biomes.

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Afrotropical

Ecoregions are sorted by biome (major habitat type). The numbers are WWF's ecoregion codes.

Large lakes

Large river deltas

Montane freshwaters

Oceanic Islands

Temperate coastal rivers

Temperate upland rivers

Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers

Tropical and subtropical floodplain rivers and wetland complexes

Tropical and subtropical upland rivers

Xeric freshwaters and endorheic (closed) basins

Australasia

Montane freshwaters

Temperate coastal rivers

Temperate floodplain rivers and wetlands

Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers

Xeric freshwaters and endorheic (closed) basins

Indomalaya

Large river deltas

Montane freshwaters

Oceanic Islands

Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers

Tropical and subtropical floodplain rivers and wetland complexes

Tropical and subtropical upland rivers

Nearctic

Large lakes

Oceanic Islands

Polar freshwaters

Temperate coastal rivers

Temperate floodplain rivers and wetlands

Temperate upland rivers

Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers

Xeric freshwaters and endorheic (closed) basins

Neotropic

Large lakes

Large river deltas

Montane freshwaters

Oceanic Islands

Temperate coastal rivers

Temperate floodplain rivers and wetlands

Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers

Tropical and subtropical floodplain rivers and wetland complexes

Tropical and subtropical upland rivers

Xeric freshwaters and endorheic (closed) basins

Oceania

Oceanic Islands

Palearctic

Large lakes

Large river deltas

Montane freshwaters

Polar freshwater

Temperate coastal rivers

Temperate floodplain rivers and wetlands

Temperate upland rivers

Tropical and subtropical upland rivers

Xeric freshwaters and endorheic (closed) basins

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