Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests

Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests
Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests
	Natural landscape around the Safareja watercourse, Moura, Portugal
	Location of the ecoregion (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders	List Cantabrian mixed forests; Iberian conifer forests; Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests; Northwest Iberian montane forests; Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests; Southeastern Iberian shrubs and woodlands; Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests;
Geography
Area	297,804 km2 (114,983 sq mi)
Countries	Spain; Portugal;
Conservation
Conservation status	critical/endangered
Protected	74,552 km² (25%)

The Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in southwestern Europe. It occupies the interior valleys and plateaus of the Iberian Peninsula. The ecoregion lies mostly in Spain, and includes some portions of eastern Portugal.

^ 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]