Mascarene forests
E531913
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.
Statements (51)
| 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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