Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests
The Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests ecoregion, in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, is in the eastern Mediterranean Basin.
Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests | |
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Lebanon cedars (Cedrus libani) near El-Arz, Bsharri, Lebanon | |
Map of the ecoregion | |
Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 76,408 km2 (29,501 sq mi) |
Countries | Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
Protected | 216 km² (>1%)[1] |
Lebanon cedar (Cedrus libani) is a characteristic tree.
Geography
The ecoregion covers an area of 29,500 square miles (76,000 km2), in portions of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
The ecoregion lies mainly in the Taurus Mountains, which run through southern Anatolia roughly parallel to the coast. The ecoregion also includes the higher-elevation portions of the Levantine Syrian Coastal Mountains, Lebanon Mountains, and Anti-Lebanon Mountains, which run parallel to the eastern Mediterranean coast. Temperate-climate forests and steppes lie to the north. The Mediterranean-climate Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests ecoregion lies along the southern Anatolian coast, in the Levantine midlands and lowlands, and to the east.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests. |
- "Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.