Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests

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Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests
Lowland forest along the Confederation Trail in Queens County, Prince Edward Island
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders	Eastern Canadian forests New England/Acadian forests
Bird species	191 [1]
Mammal species	46 [1]
Geography
Area	39,368 km2 (15,200 sq mi)
Country	Canada
Provinces	New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Quebec
Conservation
Habitat loss	4.5%[1]
Protected	2.9%[1]

The Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion of Eastern Canada, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) categorization system.^[2]