Central European mixed forests

Central European mixed forests
Central European mixed forests
	Białowieski National Park, in the ecoregion
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest
Borders	List Western European broadleaf forests; Carpathian montane conifer forests; Pannonian mixed forests; Balkan mixed forests; East European forest steppe; Pontic steppe; Sarmatic mixed forests; Baltic mixed forests; European Atlantic mixed forests;
Geography
Area	727,269 km2 (280,800 sq mi)
Countries	List Austria; Belarus; Czech Republic; Germany; Lithuania; Moldova; Poland; Romania; Russia; Ukraine;
Coordinates	52°23′N 23°06′E
Conservation
Conservation status	critical/endangered
Protected	19.86%

The Central European mixed forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0412) is a temperate hardwood forest covering much of northeastern Europe, from Germany to Russia. The area is only about one-third forested, with pressure from human agriculture leaving the rest in a patchwork of traditional pasture, meadows, wetlands. The ecoregion is in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forest biome, and the Palearctic realm, with a Humid Continental climate. It covers 731,154 km² (282,300 sq mi).

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