Azores temperate mixed forests

Azores temperate mixed forests
Ribeira Grande falls, on Flores Island
Map of the Azores
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biometemperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Geography
Area2,431 km2 (939 sq mi)
CountryPortugal
Autonomous region of PortugalAzores
Coordinates38º30' N, 28º00' W
Conservation
Conservation statuscritical/endangered
Protected620 km2 (26%)[1]

The Azores temperate mixed forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of southwestern Europe. It encompasses the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. These volcanic islands are an autonomous region of Portugal, and lie 1500 km west of the Portuguese mainland.

  1. ^ 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. [1]

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