Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests

Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests
Pont d'Espagne waterfall near Cauterets, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Location of the Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biometemperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders
Geography
Area25,931 km2 (10,012 sq mi)
Countries
Autonomous communities of Spain
Conservation
Conservation statusvulnerable
Global 200European-Mediterranean montane mixed forest
Protected3,863 km2 (15%)[1]

The Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion in southwestern Europe. It extends along the Pyrenees mountains which run east and west along the border between France and Spain, and includes all Andorra. The ecoregion extends from the lower slopes of the Pyrenees to its highest peaks, which include Aneto (3,404 m), Posets (3,375 m), and Vignemale (3,298 m).

The Pyrenees forests are at the transition between the Mediterranean climate regions of Spain and France, which lie to the south and east, and the more humid and temperate forests of Western Europe, which lie to the west and north.[2]

  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]
  2. ^ "Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.