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This is a list of
ecoregions of
Pakistan .
Realm
Biome
Ecoregion
Region
Indomalayan
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
Himalayan subtropical pine forests
West
Himalaya
[1] (
Azad Kashmir , north
Punjab , north
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa )
Indomalayan
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Western Himalayan broadleaf forests
West
Himalaya
[2] (
Azad Kashmir , north
Punjab , north
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa )
Indomalayan
Temperate coniferous forests
Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
West
Himalaya
[3] (
Azad Kashmir , north
Punjab , north
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa )
Indomalayan
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh
East of coastal range of
Sindh
[4]
Indomalayan
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Indus Valley desert
Punjab
[5] (between
Chenab and
Indus rivers)
Indomalayan
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Thar desert
East and south-east
Sindh
[6]
Indomalayan
Mangrove
Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves
West of coastal range of
Sindh
[7]
Palearctic
Temperate coniferous forests
East Afghan montane conifer forests
Hindu Kush and
Sulaiman ranges
[8] (north
Balochistan ,
FATA , west
Punjab and south
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa )
Palearctic
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe
North
Himalaya
[9]
(
Gilgit–Baltistan )
Palearctic
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
West
Balochistan
[10]
Palearctic
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
West
Himalaya
[11] (
Azad Kashmir , north
Punjab , north
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa )
Palearctic
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows
Hindu Kush and
Sulaiman ranges
[12] (north
Balochistan ,
FATA , west
Punjab and south
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa )
Palearctic
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Baluchistan xeric woodlands
Xeric deserts of
Balochistan
[13]
Palearctic
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert
Sandy deserts of
Balochistan
[14]
References
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Himalayan subtropical pine forests" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Western Himalayan broadleaf forests" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Indus Valley desert" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Thar desert" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"East Afghan montane conifer forests" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Kuhrud-Kohbanan Mountains forest steppe" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Baluchistan xeric woodlands" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.
^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001).
"Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-08.