Southeastern conifer forests

Southeastern conifer forests
Southeastern conifer forests
	Longleaf pine savanna
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate coniferous forests
Borders	List Middle Atlantic coastal forests; Southeastern mixed forests; Mississippi lowland forests; Western Gulf coastal grasslands; Florida sand pine scrub; Everglades;
Bird species	236
Mammal species	54
Geography
Area	236,725 km2 (91,400 sq mi)
Country	United States
States	Louisiana; Mississippi; Alabama; Georgia; Florida;
Climate type	Humid subtropical (Cfa)
Conservation
Global 200	Yes
Habitat loss	30.291%
Protected	13.47%

The Southeastern conifer forests are a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion of the southeastern United States. It is the largest conifer forest ecoregion east of the Mississippi River.^[2] It is also the southernmost instance of temperate coniferous forest within the Nearctic realm.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
^ World Wildlife Fund. "Southeastern conifer forests". Retrieved 29 December 2012.