Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests

Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests
Lebanon cedars (Cedrus libani) near El-Arz, Bsharri, Lebanon
Map of the ecoregion
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeMediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders
Geography
Area76,408 km2 (29,501 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered[1]
Protected216 km2 (>1%)[2]

The Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests ecoregion, in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, is in the eastern Mediterranean Basin.

Lebanon cedar (Cedrus libani) is a characteristic tree.

  1. ^ "Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  2. ^ 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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