Sumatran peat swamp forests
The Sumatran peat swamp forests ecoregion (WWF ID: IM0160) covers the low-lying peat swamp forests along the northeast coast of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. As is typical for peat swamp forests, this ecoregion lies between a thin strip of saltwater-affected mangroves on the coast, and freshwater swamps and lowland rainforest forest on better drained soils further inland. Because the peat soil has relatively low nutrient levels, this ecoregion has been less used for agriculture, but burning and clearance has degraded half of the forest.
| Ecoregion: Sumatran peat swamp forests | |
|---|---|
Berbak National Park 2012 | |
Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Indomalayan |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 87,706 km2 (33,863 sq mi) |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 0.5°N 102.5°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | critical/endangered |
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