Wasatch and Uinta montane forests

Wasatch and Uinta montane forests
Coniferous forest with Kings Peak in the background, Uinta Mountains
Ecology
RealmNearctic
BiomeTemperate coniferous forest
Borders
Bird species190[1]
Mammal species91[1]
Geography
Area41,500 km2 (16,000 sq mi)
CountryUnited States
States
Climate typeCold semi-arid (BSk)
Conservation
Habitat loss2.45%[1]
Protected68.9%[1]

The Wasatch and Uinta montane forest is a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion in the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains of the western Rocky Mountains system, in the Western United States.

  1. ^ a b c d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.