South Apennine mixed montane forests
The South Apennine mixed montane forests is an ecoregion in the southern Apennine Mountains of southern Italy and Sicily. It has a Mediterranean climate, and is in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome.
South Apeninne mixed montane forests | |
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Beech forest in Pollino National Park | |
Map of the ecoregion | |
Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 13,095 km2 (5,056 sq mi) |
Country | Italy |
Regions | |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | vulnerable |
Protected | 6,008 km² (46%) |
This ecoregion is restricted to the high mountain massifs of the regions of Basilicata, Calabria and the island of Sicily.
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