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Global 200: Terrestrial

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Afrotropic

• Guinean moist forests
• Congolian coastal forests
• Cameroon Highlands forests
• Northeastern Congolian lowland forests
• Central Congolian lowland forests
• Western Congolian moist forests
• Albertine Rift montane forests
• East African Coastal Forests
• Eastern African montane forests
• Madagascar lowlands and subhumid forests
• Seychelles and Mascarene Islands moist forests

Australasia

• Sulawesi moist forests
• Moluccas moist forests
• Southern New Guinea lowland forests
• New Guinea montane forests
• Solomons-Vanuatu-Bismarck moist forests
• Queensland tropical rain forests
• New Caledonia moist forests
• Lord Howe-Norfolk Islands forests

Indomalaya

• South Western Ghats montane rain forests and moist deciduous forests
• Sri Lanka moist forests
• Northern Indochina Subtropical moist forests
• Southeast China-Hainan moist forests
• Taiwan montane forests
• Annamite Range moist forests
• Sumatran Islands lowland and montane forests
• Philippines moist forests
• Palawan moist forests
• Kayah-Karen/Tenasserim moist forests
• Peninsular Malaysian lowland and montane forests
• Borneo lowland and montane forests
• Nansei Shoto Archipelago forests
• Eastern Deccan Plateau moist forests
• Naga-Manupuri-Chin hills moist forests
• Cardamom Mountains moist forests
• Western Java montane forests

Neotropic

• Greater Antillean moist forests
• Talamancan-Isthmian Pacific forests
• Choco–Darien moist forests
• Northern Andean montane forests
• Coastal Venezuela montane forests
• Guianan moist forests
• Napo moist forests
• Rio Negro-Jurua moist forests
• Guayana Highlands moist forests
• Central Andean yungas
• Southwestern Amazonian moist forests
• Atlantic forests

Oceania

• South Pacific Islands forests
• Hawaii moist forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Afrotropic

• Madagascar dry deciduous forests

Australasia

• Nusa Tenggara dry forests
• New Caledonia dry forests

Indomalaya

• Indochina dry forests
• Chhota-Nagpur dry forests

Neotropic

• Mexican dry forests
• Tumbesian-Andean valleys dry forests
• Chiquitano dry forests
• Atlantic dry forests

Oceania

• Hawaii dry forests

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

Nearctic

• Sierra Madre Oriental and Occidental pine-oak forests

Neotropic

• Greater Antillean pine forests
• Mesoamerican pine-oak forests

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Australasia

• Eastern Australia temperate forests
• Tasmanian temperate rain forests
• New Zealand temperate forests

Indomalaya

• Eastern Himalayan broadleaf and conifer forests
• Western Himalayan temperate forests

Nearctic

• Appalachian and mixed mesophytic forests

Palearctic

• Southwest China temperate forests
• Russian Far East temperate forests

Temperate coniferous forests

Nearctic

• Pacific temperate rain forests
• Klamath-Siskiyou forests
• Sierra Nevada forests
• Southeastern coniferous and broadleaf forests

Neotropic

• Valdivian temperate rain forests-Juan Fernandez Islands

Palearctic

• European-Mediterranean montane mixed forests
• Caucasus-Anatolian-Hycanian temperate forests
• Altai-Sayan montane forests
• Hengduan Shan coniferous forests

Boreal forests/taiga

Nearctic

• Muskwa-Slave Lake boreal forests
• Canadian taiga

Palearctic

• Ural Mountains taiga
• East Siberian taiga;
• Kamchatka taiga and grasslands

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Afrotropic

• Horn of Africa acacia savannas
• East African acacia savannas
• Central and Eastern miombo woodlands
• Sudanian savannas

Australasia

• Northern Australia and Trans-Fly savannas

Indomalaya

• Terai-Duar savannas and grasslands

Neotropic

• Llanos savannas
• Cerrado woodlands and savannas

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Nearctic

• Northern prairie

Neotropic

• Patagonian steppe

Palearctic

• Daurian steppe

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Afrotropic

• Sudd-Sahelian flooded grasslands and savannas
• Zambezian flooded savannas

Indomalaya

• Rann of Kutch flooded grasslands

Neotropic

• Everglades flooded grasslands
• Pantanal flooded savannas

Montane grasslands and shrublands

Afrotropic

• Ethiopian Highlands
• Southern Rift montane woodlands
• East African moorlands
• Drakenberg montane shrublands and woodlands

Australasia

• Central Range subalpine grasslands

Indomalaya

• Kinabalu montane shrublands

Neotropic

• Northern Andean paramo
• Central Andean dry puna

Palearctic

• Tibetan Plateau steppe
• Middle Asian montane steppe and woodlands
• Eastern Himalayn alpine meadows

Tundra

Nearctic

• Alaskan North Slope coastal tundra
• Canadian low arctic tundra

Palearctic

• Fenno-Scandia alpine tundra and taiga
• Taimyr and Russian coastal tundra
• Chukote coastal tundra

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub

Afrotropic

• Fynbos

Australasia

• Southwestern Australia forests and scrub
• Southern Australia mallee and woodlands

Nearctic

• California chaparral and woodlands

Neotropic

• Chilean Matorral

Palearctic

• Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Afrotropic

• Namib-Karoo-Kaokoveld deserts
• Madagascar spiny thickets
• Socotra Island desert
• Arabian Highland woodlands and shrublands

Australasia

• Carnavon xeric scrub
• Great Sandy-Tanami deserts

Nearctic

• Sonoran-Baja deserts
• Chihuahuan-Tehuacan deserts

Neotropic

• Galapagos Islands scrub
• Atacama-Sechura deserts

Palearctic

• Central Asian deserts

Mangroves

Afrotropic

• Gulf of Guinea mangroves
• East African mangroves
• Madagascar mangroves

Australasia

• New Guinea mangroves

Indomalaya

• Sundarbans mangroves
• Greater Sundas mangroves

Neotropic

• Guianan-Amazon mangroves
• Panama Bight mangroves

Global 200: Freshwater ecoregions

Large rivers

Afrotropic

• Congo River and flooded forests (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo)

Indomalaya

• Mekong River (Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)

Nearctic

• Colorado River (Mexico, United States)
• Lower Mississippi River (United States)

Neotropic

• Amazon River and flooded forests (Brazil, Colombia, Peru)
• Orinoco River and flooded forests (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela)

Palearctic

• Yangtze River and lakes (China)

Large river headwaters

Afrotropic

• Congo basin piedmont rivers and streams (Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Sudan)

Nearctic

• Mississippi piedmont rivers and streams (United States)

Neotropic

• Upper Amazon rivers and streams (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana (France), Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela)
• Upper Paraná rivers and streams (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay)
• Brazilian Shield Amazonian rivers and streams (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)

Large river deltas

Afrotropic

• Niger River delta (Nigeria)

Indomalaya

• Indus River Delta (India, Pakistan)

Palearctic

• Volga River Delta (Kazakhstan, Russia)
• Mesopotamian delta and marshes (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait)
• Danube River delta (Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Yugoslavia)
• Lena River delta (Russia)

Small rivers

Afrotropic

• Upper Guinea rivers and streams (Côte D’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone)
• Madagascar freshwater (Madagascar)
• Gulf of Guinea rivers and streams (Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo)
• Cape rivers and streams (South Africa)

Australasia

• New Guinea rivers and streams (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
• New Caledonia rivers and streams (New Caledonia)
• Kimberley rivers and streams (Australia)
• Southwest Australia rivers and streams (Australia)
• Eastern Australia rivers and streams (Australia)

Indomalaya

• Xi Jiang rivers and streams (China, Vietnam)
• Western Ghats Rivers and Streams (India)
• Southwestern Sri Lanka rivers and streams (Sri Lanka)
• Salween River (China, Myanmar, Thailand)
• Sundaland rivers and swamps (Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore)

Nearctic

• Southeastern rivers and streams (United States)
• Pacific Northwest coastal rivers and streams (United States)
• Gulf of Alaska coastal rivers and streams (Canada, United States)

Neotropic

• Guianan freshwater (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela)
• Greater Antillean freshwater (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico)

Palearctic

• Balkan rivers and streams (Albania, Bosnia and Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey, Yugoslavia)
• Russian Far East rivers and wetlands (China, Mongolia, Russia)

Large lakes

Afrotropic

• Rift Valley lakes (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)

Neotropic

• High Andean lakes (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru)

Palearctic

• Lake Baikal (Russia)
• Lake Biwa (Japan)

Small lakes

Afrotropic

• Cameroon crater lakes (Cameroon)

Australasia

• Lakes Kutubu and Sentani (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
• Central Sulawesi lakes (Indonesia)

Indomalaya

• Philippines freshwater (Philippines)
• Inle Lake (Myanmar)
• Yunnan lakes and streams (China)

Neotropic

• Mexican highland lakes (Mexico)

Xeric basins

Australasia

• Central Australian freshwater (Australia)

Nearctic

• Chihuahuan freshwater (Mexico, United States)

Palearctic

• Anatolian freshwater (Syria, Turkey)

Global 200: Marine ecoregions

Polar

Antarctic Ocean

• Antarctic Peninsula & Weddell Sea

Arctic Ocean

• Bering Sea (Canada, Russia, United States)
• Barents-Kara Sea (Norway, Russia)

Temperate shelfs and seas

Mediterranean

• Mediterranean Sea (Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey)

North Temperate Atlantic

• Northeast Atlantic Shelf Marine (Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom)
• Grand Banks (Canada, St. Pierre and Miquelon (France), United States)
• Chesapeake Bay (United States)

North Temperate Indo-Pacific

• Yellow Sea (China, North Korea, South Korea)
• Sea of Okhotsk (Japan, Russia)

Southern Ocean

• Patagonian Southwest Atlantic (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay)
• Southern Australian Marine (Australia)
• New Zealand Marine (New Zealand)

Temperate upwelling

North Temperate Indo-Pacific

• California Current (Canada, Mexico, United States)

South Temperate Atlantic

• Benguela Current (Namibia, South Africa)

South Temperate Indo-Pacific

• Humboldt Current (Chile, Ecuador, Peru)
• Agulhas Current (Mozambique, South Africa)

Tropical upwelling

Central Indo-Pacific

• Western Australian Marine (Australia)

Eastern Indo-Pacific

• Panama Bight (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama)
• Gulf of California (Mexico)
• Galápagos Marine (Ecuador)

Eastern Tropical Atlantic

• Canary Current (Canary Islands, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Western Sahara)

Tropical coral

Central Indo-Pacific

• Nansei Shoto (Japan)
• Sulu-Sulawesi Seas (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines)
• Bismarck-Solomon Seas (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands)
• Banda-Flores Sea (Indonesia)
• New Caledonia Barrier Reef (New Caledonia)
• Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
• Lord Howe-Norfolk Islands Marine (Australia)
• Palau Marine (Palau)
• Andaman Sea (Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India), Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand)

Eastern Indo-Pacific

• Tahitian Marine (Cook Islands, French Polynesia)
• Hawaiian Marine (Hawaii)
• Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
• Fiji Barrier Reef (Fiji)

Western Indo-Pacific

• Maldives, Chagos, and Lakshadweep atolls (Chagos Archipelago (United Kingdom), India, Maldives, Sri Lanka)
• Red Sea (Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen)
• Arabian Sea (Djibouti, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen)
• East African Marine (Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania)
• West Madagascar Marine (Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte and Iles Glorieuses (France), Seychelles)

Western Tropical Atlantic

• Mesoamerican Reef (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico)
• Greater Antillean Marine (Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States)
• Southern Caribbean Sea (Aruba, Columbia, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela)
• Northeast Brazil Shelf Marine (Brazil)