Northeastern coastal forests

Northeastern coastal forests
Norvin Green State Forest in New Jersey
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders	List New England-Acadian forests Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests Allegheny Highlands forests Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Southeastern mixed forests Middle Atlantic coastal forests Atlantic coastal pine barrens
Bird species	251[1]
Mammal species	63[1]
Geography
Area	89,691 km2 (34,630 sq mi)
Country	United States
States	List Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont
Climate type	Humid continental (Dfa and Dfb) and humid subtropical (Cfa)
Conservation
Habitat loss	40.8%[1]
Protected	6.2%[1]

The Northeastern coastal forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of the northeast and middle Atlantic region of the United States. The ecoregion covers an area of 34,630 sq miles (89,691 km²) encompassing the Piedmont and coastal plain of seven states, extending from coastal southwestern Maine, southeastern New Hampshire, eastern Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, southward through Connecticut, New York State, New Jersey, southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

The ecoregion is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. To the north, it transitions to the New England-Acadian forests, which cover most of northern and inland New England. To the west, the ecoregion transitions to Allegheny Highlands forests and the Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests of the Appalachian Mountains. To the south lie the Southeastern mixed forests and the Middle Atlantic coastal forests. The ecoregion surrounds the distinct Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion, which covers portions of New Jersey, Long Island and Cape Cod in southeastern Massachusetts.