Dinaric Mountains mixed forests

Dinaric Mountains mixed forests
Montane and Oromediterranean biomes on Orjen, Montenegro
Location of the ecoregion (in purple)
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biometemperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders
Geography
Area58,275 km2 (22,500 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusvulnerable
Global 200European-Mediterranean montane mixed forest
Protected35,989 km² (5%)[1]

The Dinaric Mountains mixed forests are a terrestrial ecoregion of the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome in Southeastern Europe, according to both the WWF and Digital Map of European Ecological Regions by the European Environment Agency. It also is in the Palearctic realm.

  1. ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]