The following is a list of marine ecoregions, as defined by the WWF and The Nature Conservancy
The WWF/Nature Conservancy scheme groups the individual ecoregions into 12 marine realms, which represent the broad latitudinal divisions of polar, temperate, and tropical seas, with subdivisions based on ocean basins. The marine realms are subdivided into 62 marine provinces, which include one or more of the 232 marine ecoregions.
The WWF/Nature Conservancy scheme currently encompasses only coastal and continental shelf areas.
(no provinces identified)
Northern European Seas
Lusitanian
Black Sea
Cold Temperate Northwest Atlantic
St. Helena and Ascension Islands
Java Transitional
- Southern Java
- Cocos-Keeling/Christmas Island
South Kuroshio
Tropical Northwestern Pacific
Northeast Australian Shelf
Northwest Australian Shelf
Tropical Southwestern Pacific
Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands
- Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands
Hawaii
Marquesas
Easter Island
Juan Fernandez and Desventuradas
Magellanic
Tristan-Gough
Benguela
Agulhas
Amsterdam-St Paul
Northern New Zealand
Southern New Zealand
See also
Notes
References
- Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573âÂÂ583.
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