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North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests

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Ecoregion in India

North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
Anshi National Park, Karnataka
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Indomalayan
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List Deccan thorn scrub forests Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests Malabar Coast moist forests Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests North Western Ghats montane rain forests South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests South Western Ghats montane rain forests
Geography
Area	48,040 km² (18,550 mi²)
Country	India
States and union territory	Dadra and Nagar Haveli Goa Gujarat Karnataka Maharashtra
Conservation
Conservation status	critical/endangered
Protected	2,375 km² (5%)^[1]

TheNorth Western Ghats moist deciduous forests is atropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwesternIndia.

Geography

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The North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests lies in the northern portion of theWestern Ghats (Sahyadri) range. It extends from southeasternGujarat throughDadra and Nagar Haveli,Maharashtra,Goa, andKarnataka. It covers the eastern and western slopes of the range between 250 and 1000 meters elevation, and surrounds theNorth Western Ghats montane rain forests ecoregion, which lies above 1000 meters elevation. The ecoregion has an area of 48,200 square kilometers (18,600 sq mi). It is bounded on the west by theMalabar Coast moist forests ecoregion, which lies between the 250 meter elevation and theArabian Sea. At its northern end, the ecoregion extends to theNarmada River, and borders theKhathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests to the northwest and theNarmada Valley dry deciduous forests to the northeast. The Wayanad forests at the southern end of the ecoregion mark the transition to theSouth Western Ghats moist deciduous forests further the south.

To the east, in the dryrain shadow of the Ghats, are theDeccan thorn scrub forests and theSouth Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests ecoregions, which cover the Ghats' eastern foothills and theDeccan Plateau.^[2]

Protected areas

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A 2017 assessment found that 2,375 km², or 5%, of the ecoregion was inprotected areas. Another 15% is forested but outside protected areas.^[3] A 1997 assessment identified thirteen protected areas in the ecoregion, with a combined area of approximately 2,200 km².^[4]

Anshi National Park,Karnataka (280 km²; also extends into theNorth Western Ghats montane rain forests)
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka (330 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary,Maharashtra (30km², also extends into theNarmada Valley dry deciduous forests)
Chandoli National Park, Maharashtra (100 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary,Goa (170km²)
Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra (50km²)
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra (90 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka (140 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary,Gujarat (330 km²)
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat (150 km²)
Sharavati Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka (220 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka (280 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra (80 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)

References

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^Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b.[1]
^"Southern Asia: Southwestern India".WWF. Retrieved12 August 2013.
^Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b.[2]
^Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002).Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press;Washington, DC. pp. 311-313

External links

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Media related toNorth Western Ghats Moist Deciduous Forests Ecoregion at Wikimedia Commons
"North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests".Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.

Ecoregions of India

Tropical and
subtropical
Forests

Moist broadleaf	Andaman Islands rain forests Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests Eastern highlands moist deciduous forests Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests Malabar Coast moist forests Maldives–Lakshadweep–Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests Meghalaya subtropical forests Mizoram–Manipur–Kachin rain forests Nicobar Islands rain forests North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests North Western Ghats montane rain forests Odisha semi-evergreen forests South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests South Western Ghats montane rain forests Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
Dry broadleaf	Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forests East Deccan dry evergreen forests Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests Northern dry deciduous forests South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests
Coniferous	Himalayan subtropical pine forests Northeast India–Myanmar pine forests