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{{Short description|Ecoregion in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox ecoregion
|name = North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
|image = Anshi National Park (8890831927).jpg
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|caption = [[Anshi National Park]], Karnataka
|map = Ecoregion IM0134.png
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|map_caption = Ecoregion territory (in purple)
|ecozone = [[Indomalayan realm|Indomalayan]]
|biome = [[tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests]]
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|border1 = [[Deccan thorn scrub forests]]
|border2 = [[Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests]]
|border3 = [[Malabar Coast moist forests]]
|border4 = [[Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests]]
|border5 = [[North Western Ghats montane rain forests]]
|border6 = [[South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests]]
|border7 = [[South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests]]
|border8 = [[South Western Ghats montane rain forests]]
|area = 48,040
|country = [[India]]
|state1 = [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]
|state2 = [[Goa]]
|state3 = [[Gujarat]]
|state4 = [[Karnataka]]
|state5 = [[Maharashtra]]
|region_type = States and union territory
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|conservation = critical/endangered
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|protected = 2,375 km<sup>2</sup> (5
|protected_ref = )<ref>Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix014]</ref>
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The '''North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests''' is a [[tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests|tropical moist broadleaf forest]] [[ecoregion]] of southwestern [[India]].

==Geography==
The North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests lies in the northern portion of the [[Western Ghats]] (Sahyadri) range. It extends from southeastern [[Gujarat]] through [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], and [[Karnataka]]. It covers the eastern and western slopes of the range between 250 and 1000 meters elevation, and surrounds the [[North Western Ghats montane rain forests]] ecoregion, which lies above 1000 meters elevation. The ecoregion has an area of {{convert|48,200|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. It is bounded on the west by the [[Malabar Coast moist forests]] ecoregion, which lies between the 250 meter elevation and the [[Arabian Sea]]. At its northern end, the ecoregion extends to the [[Narmada River]], and borders the [[Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests]] to the northwest and the [[Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests]] to the northeast. The Wayanad forests at the southern end of the ecoregion mark the transition to the [[South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests]] further the south.

To the east, in the dry [[rain shadow]] of the Ghats, are the [[Deccan thorn scrub forests]] and the [[South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests]] ecoregions, which cover the Ghats' eastern foothills and the [[Deccan Plateau]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern Asia: Southwestern India|url=http://worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/im0135|work=WWF|access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref>

==Protected areas==
A 2017 assessment found that 2,375 km<sup>2</sup>, or 5%, of the ecoregion was in [[protected area]]s. Another 15% is forested but outside protected areas.<ref>Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix014]</ref> A 1997 assessment identified thirteen protected areas in the ecoregion, with a combined area of approximately 2,200 km².<ref>Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment.'' Island Press; [[Washington, DC]]. pp. 311-313</ref>

* [[Anshi National Park]], [[Karnataka]] (280 km²; also extends into the [[North Western Ghats montane rain forests]])
* [[Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary]], Karnataka (330 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
* [[Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Maharashtra]] (30km², also extends into the [[Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests]])
* [[Chandoli National Park]], Maharashtra (100 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
* [[Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Goa]] (170km²)
* [[Karnala Bird Sanctuary]], Maharashtra (50km²)
* [[Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary]], Maharashtra (90 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
* [[Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary]], Karnataka (140 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
* [[Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Gujarat]] (330 km²)
* [[Purna Wildlife Sanctuary]], Gujarat (150 km²)
* [[Sharavati Valley Wildlife Sanctuary]], Karnataka (220 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
* [[Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary]], Karnataka (280 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)
* [[Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary]], Maharashtra (80 km², also extends into the North Western Ghats montane rain forests)

==See also==
*[[List of ecoregions in India]]
*[[Arid Forest Research Institute]] (AFRI)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commons-inline}}
*{{WWF ecoregion|id=im0134|name=North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests}}

{{ecoregions of India}}

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[[Category:Ecoregions of India]]
[[Category:Forests of India]]
[[Category:Indomalayan ecoregions]]
[[Category:Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests]]

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