Luzon tropical pine forests

Luzon tropical pine forests
Pine forest in Benguet
Location of the Luzon tropical pine forests
Ecology
RealmIndomalayan
Biometropical and subtropical coniferous forests
Borders
Geography
Area7,052 km2 (2,723 sq mi)
CountryPhilippines
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected1,373 km² (19%)[1]

The Luzon tropical pine forests are a tropical coniferous forest ecoregion of the Philippines in the western Pacific Ocean. These pine forests are home to a large number of the island's endemic plants and animals.

  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]