Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests

Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests
Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests
	Lebanon cedars (Cedrus libani) near El-Arz, Bsharri, Lebanon
	Map of the ecoregion
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders	List Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests; Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests; Central Anatolian deciduous forests; Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests; Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests;
Geography
Area	76,408 km2 (29,501 sq mi)
Countries	Israel; Lebanon; Syria,; Turkey;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	216 km² (>1%)

The Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests ecoregion, in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, is in the eastern Mediterranean Basin.

Lebanon cedar (Cedrus libani) is a characteristic tree.

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