Carpathian montane conifer forests
The Carpathian montane conifer forests, also known as Carpathian montane forests, is a temperate coniferous forests ecoregion in the Carpathian Mountains of the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania.
| Carpathian montane conifer forests | |
|---|---|
 Location of the ecoregion (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Palearctic |
| Biome | Temperate coniferous forests |
| Borders | Balkan mixed forests, Central European mixed forests, and Pannonian mixed forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 125,337 km2 (48,393 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | vulnerable |
| Protected | 29,488 km² (24%)[1] |
Geography
The ecoregion covers an area of 125,337 km². It is surrounded by temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregions in the neighboring lowlands. The Central European mixed forests lie to the north, east, and southeast. The Pannonian mixed forests occupy the Pannonian plain and Transylvania to the west and southwest. The Apuseni Mountains in Transylvania form an outlier. The Balkan mixed forests share a small border to the south, in western Wallachia.[2]
External links
- "Carpathian montane conifer forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
References
- 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.
- "Carpathian montane conifer forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
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