Corsican montane broadleaf and mixed forests

Corsican montane broadleaf and mixed forests
Stranciacone stream near Asco, Haute-Corse
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeMediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
BordersTyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Geography
Area3,634 km2 (1,403 sq mi)
CountryCorsica (France)
Conservation
Conservation statuscritical/endangered
Protected2829 km² (78%)[1]

The Corsican montane broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion, in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, are on the island of Corsica. The ecoregion includes the high-elevation areas of Corsica's mountainous interior.

  1. ^ 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]