Freshwater swamp forests, or flooded forests, are forests which are inundated with freshwater, either permanently or seasonally. They normally occur along the lower reaches of rivers and around freshwater lakes. Freshwater swamp forests are found in a range of climate zones, from boreal ecosystem through temperate and subtropical to tropical.
23 Freshwater swamp forest in the World:
Afrotropic
• Eastern Congolian swamp forests (Democratic Republic of the Congo) • Niger Delta swamp forests (Nigeria) • Western Congolian swamp forests (Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Australasia
• Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) • Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
Indomalaya
• Borneo peat swamp forests (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) • Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests (Thailand) • Irrawaddy freshwater swamp forests (Myanmar) • Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests (Malaysia, Thailand) • Red River freshwater swamp forests (Vietnam) • Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests (Indonesia) • Ratargul Swamp Forest, Bangladesh • Tonle Sap-Mekong peat swamp forests (Cambodia, Vietnam) • Wathurana freshwater swamp forest (Sri Lanka)
Neotropic
• Cantão igapó forest (Brazil) • Gurupa varzea (Brazil) • Iquitos varzea (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru) • Marajó varzea (Brazil) • Monte Alegre varzea (Brazil) • Orinoco Delta swamp forests (Guyana, Venezuela) • Pantanos de Centla (Mexico) • Paramaribo swamp forests (Guyana, Suriname) • Purus varzea (Brazil)
RATARGUL – The Freshwater Swamp forest in Bangladesh
Ratargul Swamp Forest is a freshwater swamp forest located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Freshwater swamp forests, or flooded forests, are forests which are inundated with freshwater, either
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