Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests information
Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Oaks in Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Location of the ecoregion (in purple)
Ecology
Realm
Palearctic
Biome
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders
Cantabrian mixed forests
Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests
Northwest Iberian montane forests
Geography
Area
70,407 km2 (27,184 sq mi)
Countries
Spain
Portugal
Regions of Portugal and autonomous communities of Spain
Centro
Lisboa
Alentejo
and Algarve (Portugal)
Andalucia,
Extremadura (Spain)
Conservation
Conservation status
critical/endangered
Protected
14,761 km2 (21%)[1]
The Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in southwestern Europe. It occupies the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, encompassing coastal lowlands and mountains in portions of Portugal and Spain.
The ecoregion has a Mediterranean climate, moderated by the influence of the Atlantic Ocean. Summer temperatures tend to be cooler than other Mediterranean climate regions, and winter frosts are rare below 1500 metres.[2]
^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]
^"Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
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