Sarmatic mixed forests

Sarmatic mixed forests
Deciduous trees mixed with conifers
Ecoregion PA0436
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biometemperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders
Geography
Area846,100 km2 (326,700 sq mi)
Countries
Coordinates56°43′N 27°27′E / 56.717°N 27.450°E / 56.717; 27.450
Conservation
Protected84,571 km2 (10%)[1]

The Sarmatic mixed forests constitute an ecoregion within the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature classification (ecoregion PA0436).[2][3] The term comes from the word "Sarmatia".

  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]
  2. ^ "Sarmatic mixed forests". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sarmatic mixed forests". Encyclopedia of the Earth. Retrieved September 12, 2020.