Mascarene forests

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Mascarene forests are a unique tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion on the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean, known for their high levels of endemism and severely threatened biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion
terrestrial ecoregion
tropical moist broadleaf forest
biome tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
climate humid
tropical
conservationPriority global biodiversity hotspot
conservationStatus critically endangered
currentLandUse agriculture
plantations
urban development
governedBy France NERFINISHED
Mauritius NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic high endemism
highly fragmented habitat
orographic rainfall
severely threatened biodiversity
steep elevational gradients
hasConservationMeasure forest reserves
protected areas
hasEndemicFauna Mauritius kestrel NERFINISHED
Mauritius parakeet NERFINISHED
Phelsuma day geckos
Rodrigues warbler NERFINISHED
Réunion cuckooshrike NERFINISHED
Réunion olive white-eye NERFINISHED
hasEndemicFlora Dombeya mauritiana NERFINISHED
Pandanus spp. of Mascarene Islands
Sideroxylon spp.
Tambourissa spp. NERFINISHED
historicallyHosted Rodrigues solitaire NERFINISHED
dodo
locatedIn Indian Ocean
Mascarene Islands NERFINISHED
Mauritius NERFINISHED
Rodrigues NERFINISHED
Réunion NERFINISHED
originalVegetationType evergreen broadleaf forest
lowland rainforest
montane cloud forest
partOf Afrotropical realm NERFINISHED
Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands biogeographic region NERFINISHED
primaryProductivity high
soilType volcanic soils
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
deforestation
fire
habitat fragmentation
invasive species
overgrazing
urban expansion

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Mascarene Islands ecoregion Mascarene forests