Central European mixed forests

Central European mixed forests
Białowieski National Park, in the ecoregion
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeTemperate broadleaf and mixed forest
Borders
Geography
Area727,269 km2 (280,800 sq mi)
Countries
List
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Coordinates52°23′N 23°06′E / 52.383°N 23.100°E / 52.383; 23.100
Conservation
Conservation statuscritical/endangered
Protected19.86%[1]

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).[2]

  1. ^ Central European mixed forests. DOPA Explorer. Accessed 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Central European mixed forest". Ecoregions of the World. GlobalSpecies.org. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.