List of ecoregions in Pakistan

This is a list of ecoregions of Pakistan.

Ecozone 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 Punjab[5] (between Chenab and 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 Kuhrud-Kohbanan Mountains forest steppe 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 (2001). "Himalayan subtropical pine forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  2. ↑ World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Western Himalayan broadleaf forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  3. ↑ World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  4. ↑ World Wildlife Fund (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 (2001). "Indus Valley desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  6. ↑ World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Thar desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  7. ↑ World Wildlife Fund (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 (2001). "East Afghan montane conifer forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  9. ↑ World Wildlife Fund (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 (2001). "Kuhrud-Kohbanan Mountains forest steppe". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  11. ↑ World Wildlife Fund (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 (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 (2001). "Baluchistan xeric woodlands". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  14. ↑ World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
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