Southern Great Lakes forests

Southern Great Lakes forests
Southern Great Lakes forests
	South Chagrin River near Cleveland, Ohio
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders	List Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests; Allegheny Highlands forests; Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests; Central U.S. hardwood forests; Central forest-grasslands transition; Western Great Lakes forests; Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition;
Bird species	220
Mammal species	56
Geography
Area	244,500 km2 (94,400 sq mi)
Countries	United States; Canada;
States/Provinces	Michigan; New York; Ohio; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Indiana;
Climate type	Humid continental (Dfa and Dfb)
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/Endangered
Habitat loss	99%

The Southern Great Lakes lowland forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion of North America, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund. Located near the Great Lakes, it lies mostly in the central northeastern United States and extends into southeast central Canada. In modern times, little of it remains intact due to land use, including agriculture and urban uses.

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^ "Southern Great Lakes forests | Ecoregions | WWF". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2020-11-13.