Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Nearctic |
Biome | Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests |
Borders | |
Bird species | 220[1] |
Mammal species | 56[1] |
Geography | |
Area | 116,400 km2 (44,900 sq mi) |
Countries | |
States/Provinces | |
Climate type | Humid continental (Dfa and Dfb) |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/Endangered[2] |
Habitat loss | 54.4%[1] |
Protected | 2.23%[1] |
The Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion of North America, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund. It lies mostly in south and eastern Ontario and Quebec in Canada, and Upstate New York and Vermont in the United States.