Scandinavian montane birch forest and grasslands

Scandinavian montane birch forest and grasslands
Lake and mountain birch forest in Hardangervidda National Park
Map of the ecoregion
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biometundra
Borders
Geography
Area236,788 km2 (91,424 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusVulnerable[1]
Protected74,210 km² (31%)[2]

The Scandinavian montane birch forests and grasslands is defined by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as a terrestrial tundra ecoregion in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

  1. ^ "Scandinavian montane birch forest and grasslands". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  2. ^ Dinerstein, Eric; Olson, David; et al. (June 2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Supplemental material 2 table S1b.