Western Allegheny Plateau (ecoregion)

Western Allegheny Plateau
Western Allegheny Plateau (area 70 on the map)
Ecology
RealmNearctic
BiomeTemperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Bird species[1]
Mammal species[1]
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky

The Western Allegheny Plateau is an ecoregion of the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome, located on the western Allegheny Plateau and in the Appalachia region of the Eastern United States.[2]

  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.
  2. ^ USGS.gov: Western Allegheny Plateau Land Cover Changes