Colorado Rockies forests

Colorado Rockies forests
Forest and lake in the Elk Mountains, Colorado
Ecology
RealmNearctic
BiomeTemperate coniferous forest
Borders
Bird species210[1]
Mammal species103[1]
Geography
CountryUnited States
States
Conservation
Habitat loss1.2653%[1]
Protected65.39%[1]

The Colorado Rockies forests is a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion of the United States. This ecoregion is located in the highest ranges of the Rocky Mountains, in central and western Colorado, northern New Mexico and southeastern Wyoming, and experiences a dry continental climate.[2][3]

  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. ^ "Colorado Rockies forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  3. ^ "Colorado Rockies forests". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 2024-05-29.