Western European broadleaf forests

Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate mixed forests covering the mountain slopes in Vosges du Nord Bioreserve in Alsace, France.
Ecoregion PA0445
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biometemperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders
Geography
Area492,357 km2 (190,100 sq mi)
Countries
Coordinates49°09′14″N 8°52′31″E / 49.153870°N 8.875401°E / 49.153870; 8.875401
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/Endangered

The Western European broadleaf forests is an ecoregion in Western Europe, and parts of the Alps. It comprises temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, that cover large areas of France, Germany and the Czech Republic and more moderately sized parts of Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and South Limburg (Netherlands). Luxembourg is also part of this ecoregion.