Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests

Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests
Migliarino, San Rossore, and Massaciuccoli Natural Park, Tuscany
Map of the ecoregion
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeMediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders
Geography
Area101,052 km2 (39,016 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected18,302 km² (18%)[1]

The Italian sclerophyllous and deciduous forests ecoregion, part of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, is in Italy. The ecoregion covers most of the Italian Peninsula and includes both evergreen and deciduous forests.

  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]