South Asian Rainforest Biome - Blue Planet Biomes
The Southeast Asian rainforests are the oldest, consistent rainforests on Earth, dating back to the Pleistocene Epoch 70 million years ago. It has a biological richness and diversity unequaled by that of the Amazon or African rainforests.
Southeast Asia - Rainforest, Mangroves, Flora | Britannica
2 天之前 · Southeast Asia - Rainforest, Mangroves, Flora: The seasonal nature and pattern of Southeast Asia’s rainfall, as well as the region’s physiography, have strongly affected the development of natural vegetation.
The future of Southeast Asia’s forests | Nature Communications
2019年4月23日 · Southeast Asia is home to nearly 15% of the world’s tropical forests 17, and includes at least four of the twenty-five globally important biodiversity hotspots 8. The region, however, is also...
Rainforests in Asia
2020年7月16日 · Southeast Asia's rainforests are some of the oldest on Earth. Some scientists believe that forests in present-day Malaysia may have existed over 100 million years ago. Some southeast Asian forests are known for their orangutans, tigers, and elephants.
The south-east Asian rainforest - SA Forestry Online
2012年2月27日 · The south-east Asian rainforest is the oldest, consistent rainforest on Earth, dating back to the Pleistocene period some 70 million years ago, giving it a rich biological diversity that is common to all three tropical forest eco-regions.
Cardamom Mountains rain forests - Wikipedia
The Cardamom Mountains rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Southeast Asia, as identified by the WWF. The ecoregion covers the Cardamom Mountains and Elephant Mountains and the adjacent coastal lowlands in eastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia, as well as the Vietnamese island of Dao Phu Quoc.
Deforestation in Southeast Asia: Causes and Solutions
2022年3月7日 · We discuss what was the major cause of deforestation in Southeast Asia and look ahead to the future. Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand, is home to nearly 15% of the world’s tropical forests, which makes it all the more attractive as a deforestation hotspot.
Maps of Southeast Asian Tropical Rainforest Coverage
2011年11月22日 · The tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia span across several Southeast Asian countries ranging from India and Burma in the west to Malaysia and the islands of Java and Borneo in the east.
A Biogeographic History of Southeast Asian Rainforests
2011年1月1日 · Worldwide, tropical rainforests are found in three main areas: Amazonian South America, the so-called Indo-Malayan region of Southeast (SE) Asia, and tropical west and central Africa (Richards 1998).
Forest diversity is key to Southeast Asia’s climate adaptability, …
2024年1月31日 · Rather than an abrupt shift from forest to grassland, the researchers documented smooth transitions between lowland rainforest, open-canopy seasonally dry forest with a grassy understory, and tropical montane forest.