Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests
The Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion in southwestern Europe. It extends along the Pyrenees mountains which run east and west along the border between France and Spain, and includes all Andorra. The ecoregion extends from the lower slopes of the Pyrenees to its highest peaks, which include Aneto (3,404 m), Posets (3,375 m), and Vignemale (3,298 m).
| Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests | |
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Pont d'Espagne waterfall near Cauterets, Hautes-Pyrénées, France | |
Location of the Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Palearctic |
| Biome | temperate broadleaf and mixed forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 25,931 km2 (10,012 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Autonomous communities of Spain | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | vulnerable |
| Global 200 | European-Mediterranean montane mixed forest |
| Protected | 3,863 km² (15%) |
The Pyrenees forests are at the transition between the Mediterranean climate regions of Spain and France, which lie to the south and east, and the more humid and temperate forests of Western Europe, which lie to the west and north.
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