In
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
an ecological district is defined as a particular geographical region that has a characteristic landscape and range of biological communities. They were developed after a need was seen for
Protected Natural Areas.
List
Initially 268 ecological districts within 85 ecological regions were defined.
At a later stage there was a reallocation of some of the ecological districts.
See also
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Environment of New Zealand
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Conservation in New Zealand
References
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External links
Ecological regions and districtsat the Ministry for the Environment