1. WWF Ecoregions of Texas and Malaysia Dr. Mark McGinley Fulbright Visiting Scholar Institute of Biological Sciences University of Malaya

2. Ecoregions According to WWF “an ecoregion is a relatively large unit of land that contains geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities with boundaries that approximate the original extent of natural communities prior to major land use change.”

3. Ecoregions Ecoregions share a large majority of their species and ecological dynamics; share similar environmental conditions, and; interact ecologically in ways that are critical for their long-term persistence. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ecoregions_of_the_world_(WWF)

4. WWF Ecoregions Divided the earth into eight “biogeographic realms” Australasia Neotropic Antarctic Aftrotropic Oceania Indo-Malayan Nearctic Palearctic

5. WWF Ecoregions WWF has identified 867 terrestrial ecoregions across the earth!! Within a biogeographic realm these ecoregions are organized in “community types.”

6. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests Dominant plants Pines (Pinus) and Oaks (Quercus)

7. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests East Central Texas forests Dominant plants Oaks (Quercus) and Hickories (Careya)

8. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Coniferous forests Arizona Mountain forests Dominant plants Pines (Pinus) and other gymnosperms Piney Woods forest Dominant plants Pines (Pinus)

9. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Western Gulf coastal grasslands Dominant plants Grasses (Family Poaceae)

10. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Central forest grassland transition Dominant plants Trees and Grasses

11. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Edwards Plateau savanna Dominant plants Junipers (Juniperus), Oaks (Quercus) and Mesquite (Prosopis)

12. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Texas blackland prairies Dominant plants Grasses (Family Poaceae)

13. WWF Ecoregions of TexasTemperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands Western short grasslands Dominant plants Grasses (Family Poaceae)

14. WWF Ecoregions of TexasDeserts & Xeric Shrublands Chihuahuan Desert Dominant plants Crosote (Larreatridentata), other desert shrubs, and cacti

15. WWF Ecoregions of TexasDeserts & Xeric Shrublands Tamaulipanmezquital Dominant plants Mesquite (Prosopis) and Grasses

17. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sierra_Madre_Occidental_pine-oak_forests

18. East central Texas forests

19. http://www.eoearth.org/article/East_Central_Texas_forests

20. Arizona Mountains forest

21. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Arizona_Mountains_forests

22. Piney Woods forests

23. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Piney_Woods_forests

24. West Gulf coast grasslands

25. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Piney_Woods_forests

26. Central and Southern mixed grasslands

28. WWF Ecoregions of Texas Summary of Dominant Plants Oaks Pines Grasses Desert Shrubs

29. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Dominant plants Dipterocarps and other tropical trees

30. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Borneo montane rainforests Dominant plants Araucariaceae, Clethraceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, Podocarpaceae, Symplocaceae, and Theaceae

31. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Borneo peat swamp forests Dominant plants Dipterocarps and other tropical tress

32. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Peninsular Malaysian montane rainforest Dominant plants Dipterocarps and other tropical trees

33. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests Dominant plants Dipterocarps

34. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Peninsular Malaysian rainforest Dominant plants Dipterocarps

35. WWF Ecoregions of MalaysiaTropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests Dominant plants Dipterocarps

36. Ecoregions of MalaysiaMontane Grasslands and Savannas Kinabalumontane alpine forests Dominant plants Dipterocarpaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Leuminosae, Myristicaceae, and Sapotaceae, Ericaceae, Myrtaceae, Fagaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, gymnosperms

37. Ecoregions of MalaysiaMontane Grasslands and Savannas South China Sea Islands Dominant plants Tropical forest, scrub forest, and coastal scrub and grasses

38. Ecoregions of MalaysiaMangroves Myanmar Coast mangroves Dominant plants mangroves

40. Dominant plants

42. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Borneo_lowland_rain_forests

43. Borneo Montane Rain Forests

44. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Borneo_montane_rain_forests

45. Borneo Peat Swamp Forests

46. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Borneo_peat_swamp_forests

47. KinabaluMontane Alpine Meadows

48. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Kinabalu_montane_alpine_meadows

49. Myanmar Coast Mangroves

50. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Myanmar_Coast_mangroves

51. Peninsular Malaysian Montane Rain Forests

52. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Peninsular_Malaysian_rain_forests

53. Peninsular Malaysian Peat Swamp Forests

54. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Peninsular_Malaysian_peat_swamp_forests

55. Peninsular Malaysian Rain Forests

56. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Peninsular_Malaysian_rain_forests

57. South China Sea Islands

58. http://www.eoearth.org/article/South_China_Sea_Islands

59. Sunda Shelf Mangroves

60. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sunda_Shelf_mangroves

61. Tenasserim-South Thailand Semi-evergreen Rain Forests