Atlantic mixed forests

Atlantic mixed forests
Forest Domaniale de Desvres, France
Location of the ecoregion (in purple)
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biometemperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders
Geography
Area380,246 km2 (146,814 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statuscritical/endangered[1]
Protected59,657 km2 (16%)[2]

The Atlantic mixed forests is a terrestrial ecoregion in western Europe. It extends along the western edge of continental Europe, from southwestern France through northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands, northwestern Germany, and western Denmark. Most of the region's forests and dunes have been converted to fields, pastures, and forest plantations, and its once-extensive wetlands have mostly been drained and filled.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Atlantic mixed forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  2. ^ 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]