Northwest Iberian montane forests

Northwest Iberian montane forests
Northwest Iberian montane forests
	Montesinho Natural Park, Portugal
	Location map of the Northwest Iberian montane forests
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders	Cantabrian mixed forests; Iberian conifer forests; Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests; Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests;
Geography
Area	57,407 km2 (22,165 sq mi)
Countries	Spain; Portugal;
Regions of Portugal and autonomous communities of Spain	Norte; Centro (Portugal); Castile and León; Extremadura; Galicia,; La Rioja (Spain);
Conservation
Conservation status	critical/endangered
Protected	15,628 km² (27%)

The Northwest Iberian montane forests is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in southwestern Europe. It lies in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula, includes inland mountains, foothills, and plateaus in northwestern Spain and northeastern Portugal.

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