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Wwf ecoregions of texas and malaysia
1. WWF Ecoregions of Texas and Malaysia Dr. Mark McGinley Fulbright Visiting Scholar Institute of Biological Sciences University of Malaya
2. Ecoregions According to WWF “an ecoregion is a relatively large unit of land that contains geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities with boundaries that approximate the original extent of natural communities prior to major land use change.”
3. Ecoregions Ecoregions share a large majority of their species and ecological dynamics; share similar environmental conditions, and; interact ecologically in ways that are critical for their long-term persistence. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ecoregions_of_the_world_(WWF)
4. WWF Ecoregions Divided the earth into eight “biogeographic realms” Australasia Neotropic Antarctic Aftrotropic Oceania Indo-Malayan Nearctic Palearctic
5. WWF Ecoregions WWF has identified 867 terrestrial ecoregions across the earth!! Within a biogeographic realm these ecoregions are organized in “community types.”
6. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests Dominant plants Pines (Pinus) and Oaks (Quercus)
7. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests East Central Texas forests Dominant plants Oaks (Quercus) and Hickories (Careya)
8. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Coniferous forests Arizona Mountain forests Dominant plants Pines (Pinus) and other gymnosperms Piney Woods forest Dominant plants Pines (Pinus)
9. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Western Gulf coastal grasslands Dominant plants Grasses (Family Poaceae)
10. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Central forest grassland transition Dominant plants Trees and Grasses
11. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Edwards Plateau savanna Dominant plants Junipers (Juniperus), Oaks (Quercus) and Mesquite (Prosopis)
12. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Texas blackland prairies Dominant plants Grasses (Family Poaceae)
13. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Western short grasslands Dominant plants Grasses (Family Poaceae)
14. WWF Ecoregions of TexasDeserts & Xeric Shrublands Chihuahuan Desert Dominant plants Crosote (Larreatridentata), other desert shrubs, and cacti
15. WWF Ecoregions of TexasDeserts & Xeric Shrublands Tamaulipanmezquital Dominant plants Mesquite (Prosopis) and Grasses
28. WWF Ecoregions of Texas Summary of Dominant Plants Oaks Pines Grasses Desert Shrubs
29. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Dominant plants Dipterocarps and other tropical trees
30. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Borneo montane rainforests Dominant plants Araucariaceae, Clethraceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, Podocarpaceae, Symplocaceae, and Theaceae
31. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Borneo peat swamp forests Dominant plants Dipterocarps and other tropical tress
32. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Peninsular Malaysian montane rainforest Dominant plants Dipterocarps and other tropical trees
33. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests Dominant plants Dipterocarps
34. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Peninsular Malaysian rainforest Dominant plants Dipterocarps
35. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests Dominant plants Dipterocarps
36. Ecoregions of MalaysiaMontane Grasslands and Savannas Kinabalumontane alpine forests Dominant plants Dipterocarpaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Leuminosae, Myristicaceae, and Sapotaceae, Ericaceae, Myrtaceae, Fagaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, gymnosperms
37. Ecoregions of MalaysiaMontane Grasslands and Savannas South China Sea Islands Dominant plants Tropical forest, scrub forest, and coastal scrub and grasses