Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests

Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests
Lowland forest along the Confederation Trail in Queens County, Prince Edward Island
Ecology
RealmNearctic
BiomeTemperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders
Bird species191 [1]
Mammal species46 [1]
Geography
Area39,368 km2 (15,200 sq mi)
CountryCanada
Provinces
Conservation
Habitat loss4.5%[1]
Protected2.9%[1]

The Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion of Eastern Canada, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) categorization system.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "The Atlas of Global Conservation". The Nature Conservancy. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  2. ^ "Northern Canadian Shield taiga - Ecoregions - WWF".