Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests
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The Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests ecoregion, in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, is of the eastern Mediterranean Basin.
Setting[edit]
The ecoregion covers an area of 143,800 square kilometers (55,500 sq mi), and covers portions of Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.
Flora[edit]
Major plant communities in the ecoregion include broadleaf sclerophyllous shrublands (maquis), pine forests (chiefly of Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) and Turkish Pine (Pinus brutia)), and dry oak (Quercus spp.) woodlands and steppes.
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- "Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- World Wildlife Fund (2001). "Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
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Categories:
- Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
- Ecoregions of Asia
- Environment of the Mediterranean
- Ecoregions of Israel
- Ecoregions of Turkey
- Flora of Israel
- Flora of Jordan
- Flora of Lebanon
- Flora of Palestine (region)
- Flora of Syria
- Flora of Turkey
- Eastern Mediterranean
- Conifers
- Palearctic ecoregions
- Ecoregion stubs
