Southland montane grasslands

Southland montane grasslands
Southland montane grasslands
	Sealy Tarns in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Australasian
Biome	Montane grasslands and shrublands
Borders	List Canterbury–Otago tussock grasslands; Fiordland temperate forests; Nelson Coast temperate forests; Richmond temperate forests; Southland temperate forests; Westland temperate forests;
Geography
Area	40,006 km2 (15,446 sq mi)
Country	New Zealand
Regions	Canterbury; Marlborough; Otago; Southland; Tasman,; West Coast;
Coordinates	43°33′S 170°18′E / 43.55°S 170.3°E
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively stable/intact
Protected	2,035 km² (5%)

The Southland montane grasslands, also known as the South Island montane grasslands, is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion on New Zealand’s South Island. The ecoregion covers the middle portion of the Southern Alps, and includes extensive alpine grasslands, fellfields, and montane forests.