Southeastern Iberian shrubs and woodlands
The Southeastern Iberian shrubs and woodlands is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in southwestern Europe. It lies southwestern coastal Spain, along the Mediterranean Sea.
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 Location map of the Southeastern Iberian shrubs and woodlands | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Palearctic |
| Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
| Borders | Iberian conifer forests and Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 2,684 km2 (1,036 sq mi) |
| Country | Spain |
| autonomous communities of Spain | Andalucia and Murcia |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | critical/endangered |
| Protected | 952 km² (35%)[1] |
The ecoregion has a Mediterranean climate. The ecoregion is hotter and drier than neighboring ecoregions.[2]
Protected areas
952 km², or 35%, of the ecoregion is in protected areas.[3]
Protected areas include Calblanque Regional Park and Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southeastern Iberian shrubs and woodlands. |
- "Southeastern Iberian shrubs and woodlands". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
References
- 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.
- "Northwest Iberian montane forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- 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.
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