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23°07′48″N 82°22′59″W / 23.13°N 82.383°W / 23.13; -82.383

Gran Piedra, Sierra Maestra
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
BiomeTropical and subtropical coniferous forests
Bird species249[1]
Mammal species34[1]
Geography
Area6,400 km2 (2,500 sq mi)
CountryCuba
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Habitat loss52.883%[1]
Protected7.66%[1]

The Cuban pine forests are a tropical coniferous forest ecoregion on the Caribbean islands of Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. They cover an area of 6,400 km2 (2,500 sq mi), occurring in separate sections in eastern Cuba and western Cuba and Isla de la Juventud.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
  2. ^ "Cuban pine forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2010-11-21.

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