Western European broadleaf forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | temperate broadleaf and mixed forests |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 492,357 km2 (190,100 sq mi) |
Countries | |
Coordinates | 49°09′14″N 8°52′31″E / 49.153870°N 8.875401°E |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/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.