List of ecoregions in Laos explained

The following is a list of ecoregions in Laos as identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).^{[1] [2]}

Terrestrial ecoregions

Laos is in the Indomalayan realm. Ecoregions are sorted by biome.

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

• Luang Prabang montane rain forests
• Northern Annamites rain forests
• Northern Indochina subtropical forests
• Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests
• Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
• Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
• Southern Annamites montane rain forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

• Central Indochina dry forests
• Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests

Freshwater ecoregions

The freshwater ecoregions of Laos include:

• Mekong

References

• Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Washington, DC: Island Press

Notes and References

1. http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/ecoregion_list/ecoregions_country/ecoregions_country_l.cfm WWF; Ecoregions by country - L
2. http://www.eoearth.org/topics/view/51cbfc79f702fc2ba8129ee0/ Encyclopedia of earth - Ecoregions