Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests explained

Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests
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Biogeographic Realm:Palearctic
Biome:Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Country:China

The Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests are a critically endangered WWF ecoregion.[1] The ecoregion occupies the Sichuan Basin in China and covers an area of .[2] The broadleaf forest habitat once covered the Sichuan Basin, but today is limited to mountains and preserved temple grounds in the basin and around the basin's rim. An especially well-preserved example of remaining forest exists on Mount Emei at the western edge of the Sichuan Basin. The original forests are thought to have been made up of subtropical oaks, laurels, and Schima. Much of the remaining Sichuan Basin has been converted to anthropogenic agricultural use in the last 5,000 years.

Fauna

Endangered and critically endangered animal species that have traditionally inhabited the Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests include:[3]

Amphibians

Birds

Mammals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eastern Asia: Southern China. World Wide Fund for Nature. 18 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests. Global Species. Myers Enterprises II. 18 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests All Endangered. Global Species. Myers Enterprises II. 18 July 2017.