List_of_ecoregions_in_Iran

List of ecoregions in Iran

List of ecoregions in Iran

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The following is a list of ecoregions in Iran as identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Terrestrial ecoregions

Iran is in the Palearctic realm. Ecoregions are listed by biome.[1]

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Temperate coniferous forests

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Montane grasslands and shrublands

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Freshwater ecoregions

References

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    Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E. D., Burgess, N. D., Powell, G. V. N., Underwood, E. C., D'Amico, J. A., Itoua, I., Strand, H. E., Morrison, J. C., Loucks, C. J., Allnutt, T. F., Ricketts, T. H., Kura, Y., Lamoreux, J. F., Wettengel, W. W., Hedao, P., Kassem, K. R. (2001). Terrestrial ecoregions of the world: a new map of life on Earth. Bioscience 51(11):933-938
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