The Western European broadleaf forests is an ecoregion in Western Europe, and parts of the Alps. It comprises temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, that cover large areas of France, Germany and the Czech Republic and more moderately sized parts of Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and South Limburg (Netherlands). Luxembourg is also part of this ecoregion.
Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate mixed forests covering the mountain slopes in Vosges du Nord Bioreserve in Alsace, France.
The Western European broadleaf forests ecoregion covers an area of 492,357 km2 (190,100 sq mi), including the Massif Central, Central German Uplands, Jura Mountains, Bavarian Plateau, and Bohemian Massif.
This area has been inhabited for thousands of years and holds several large cities such as Lyon, Nancy and Munich. Most of the countryside has been cleared for agricultural land, cultivated with cereals (corn, wheat, oats), and to a smaller extent grapes. The ecoregion hosts a good variety of animal species, birds in particular, but most large mammals are in decline.
Forests
The forest habitats of the ecoregion comprise mainly lowland and alti-montane mixed beech forests. There is also some natural beech woods, and the region also includes small parts of sub-Mediterranean forest habitats.
Mountain streams, rocky ground, and deciduous trees in a mix with conifer
Autumn
Many valleys have been cleared for villages and agriculture
Fauna
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Wolf
Lynx
Wild boar
Stag
Fire salamander
Anthill
Status and conservation
Most of the original forest of the ecoregion has been cleared in the last 200 years, but a few larger patches remain, typically in non-arable montane areas that are part of national parks or protections. The woodlands of the ecoregion is generally second-growth and heavily fragmented.
The Czech parts of these mountains forms the Lusatian Mountains Protected Landscape Area and the smaller German part forms the Zittau Mountain Nature Park.
Luxembourg maintains the Upper Sûre Natural Park, but this park covers mostly the Upper Sûre Lake, an artificial dam created in 1959, and no land area of significance. The lake is an important bird area. Luxembourg also holds part of the cross-border German-Luxembourg Nature Park in addition to several smaller nature reservations. Here eco-typical patches of forest are growing.
Austria does not have any protections in this ecoregion.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Western European broadleaf forests.
"Western European broadleaf forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
References
^Note that the year given here, marks the earliest establishment. Several protections has been expanded later on.
^Note that forest might not cover all of the protected area.
^"Naturpark Sauerland Rothaargebirge" (in German). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^"Le Parc naturel des deux Ourthes" (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^"Parc naturel Haute-Sûre Forêt d'Anlier" (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^"Parc naturel régional des Ardennes" (in French). Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^"Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges" (in French). Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^"Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses" (in French). Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^"Parc naturel régional Aubrac" (in French). Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^"Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne" (in French). Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^"Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin" (in French). Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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The Western European broadleaf forests is an ecoregion in Western Europe and parts of the Alps It comprises temperate broadleaf and mixed forests that cover large areas of France Germany and the Czech Republic and more moderately sized parts of Poland Austria Switzerland Belgium and South Limburg Netherlands Luxembourg is also part of this ecoregion Western European broadleaf forestsTemperate mixed forests covering the mountain slopes in Vosges du Nord Bioreserve in Alsace France Ecoregion PA0445EcologyRealmPalearcticBiometemperate broadleaf and mixed forestsBordersList Central European mixed forestsPannonian mixed forestsAlps conifer and mixed forestsNortheast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forestsPyrenees conifer and mixed forestsEuropean Atlantic mixed forestsGeographyArea492 357 km2 190 100 sq mi CountriesList PolandCzech RepublicAustriaGermanySwitzerlandFranceLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsCoordinates49 09 14 N 8 52 31 E 49 153870 N 8 875401 E 49 153870 8 875401 Coordinates 49 09 14 N 8 52 31 E 49 153870 N 8 875401 E 49 153870 8 875401ConservationConservation statusCritical Endangered Contents 1 Geography 2 Forests 3 Fauna 4 Status and conservation 5 External links 6 ReferencesGeography EditThe Western European broadleaf forests ecoregion covers an area of 492 357 km2 190 100 sq mi including the Massif Central Central German Uplands Jura Mountains Bavarian Plateau and Bohemian Massif This area has been inhabited for thousands of years and holds several large cities such as Lyon Nancy and Munich Most of the countryside has been cleared for agricultural land cultivated with cereals corn wheat oats and to a smaller extent grapes The ecoregion hosts a good variety of animal species birds in particular but most large mammals are in decline Forests EditThe forest habitats of the ecoregion comprise mainly lowland and alti montane mixed beech forests There is also some natural beech woods and the region also includes small parts of sub Mediterranean forest habitats Broadleaf forests Teutoburger Forest Germany Conifer in the montane parts Inside the conifer forests Black Forest Germany European beech is abundant in many submontane parts Mountain streams rocky ground and deciduous trees in a mix with conifer Autumn Many valleys have been cleared for villages and agricultureFauna EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2019 Wolf Lynx Wild boar Stag Fire salamander AnthillStatus and conservation EditMost of the original forest of the ecoregion has been cleared in the last 200 years but a few larger patches remain typically in non arable montane areas that are part of national parks or protections The woodlands of the ecoregion is generally second growth and heavily fragmented National parks and larger nature protections in the ecoregion includes Eifel National Park Winter Palatinate Forest Nature Park Canopy walkways in Bavarian Forest National Park Elbe Sandstone Mountains Thal Nature Park Waterfalls and gorges in Jura Mountains Regional Natural Park Country Name Year 1 Area km2 2 IUCN category NotesGermany and Belgium High Fens Eifel Nature Park 1960 2 485 107 km2 is category II Cross border protection Includes a Ramsar Wetland area since 2003 Includes the Eifel National Park established in 2004 Germany and Luxembourg German Luxembourg Nature Park 1964 789 Cross border protection Germany Bergstrasse Odenwald Nature Park 1960 3 500Germany Spessart Nature Park 1961 2 440Germany Sauerland Rothaargebirge Nature Park 3 2015 3 827Germany Arnsberg Forest Nature Park 1960 482Germany Teutoburg Forest Egge Hills Nature Park 1965 2 700Germany Thuringian Forest Nature Park 1979 2 200 337 km2 is category II Includes a UNESCO biosphere reserveGermany Swabian Franconian Forest Nature Park 1 270Germany Central North Black Forest Nature Park 3 750 101 km2 is category II Includes the Black Forest National Park established in 2014 Germany Southern Black Forest Nature Park 1999 3 940Germany and France Palatinate Forest North Vosges Biosphere Reserve 1992 3 018 Cross border protection UNESCO biosphere reserve A fusion of Palatinate Forest Nature Park Germany and Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park France Germany Franconian Switzerland Veldenstein Forest Nature Park 1995 2 346Germany Bavarian Forest National Park 1970 243 Category II The park connects with the Sumava National Park in Czech RepublicGermany Altmuhl Valley Nature Park 1969 2 962Germany Augsburg Western Woods Nature Park 1988 1 175Belgium Two Ourthes Nature Park 4 2001 760Belgium Upper Sure Anlier Forest Nature Park 5 2001 720Belgium Gaume Natural Park 2014 581Belgium Viroin Hermeton Nature Park 120Belgium Attert Valley Nature Park 1994 71Czech Republic and Germany Elbe Sandstone Mountains 1956 783 173 km2 is category II A collection of several protections including Bohemian Switzerland National Park and Saxon Switzerland National Park Czech Republic and Germany Lusatian Mountains 1976 397 The Czech parts of these mountains forms the Lusatian Mountains Protected Landscape Area and the smaller German part forms the Zittau Mountain Nature Park Czech Republic Bohemian Paradise 1955 181Czech Republic Jizera Mountains Protected Landscape Area 1968 368Czech Republic Krkonose National Park 1963 550 Category II UNESCO biosphere reserve Connects with Karkonosze National Park in PolandCzech Republic Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area 1991 430 Category VCzech Republic Orlicke Mountains Protected Landscape Area 1969 204 Category VCzech Republic Jeseniky Protected Landscape Area 1969 740 Category VCzech Republic Zdar Highlands Protected Landscape Area 1970 709 Category VCzech Republic Trebonsko Protected Landscape Area 1979 700 UNESCO biosphere reserve Includes two Ramsar Wetland areas Czech Republic Blansky Forest Protected Landscape Area 1990 212Czech Republic Sumava National Park 1991 681 Category II The park connects with the Bavarian Forest National Park in Germany UNESCO biosphere reserve Czech Republic Bohemian Forest Protected Landscape Area 2005 473Czech Republic Slavkov Forest 1974 606Poland Karkonosze National Park 1959 56 Category II Connects with Krkonose National Park in Czech RepublicPoland Bobr Valley Landscape Park 1989 109 Category VPoland Rudawy Landscape Park 1989 157 Category VPoland Chelmy Landscape Park 1992 160 Category VPoland Sudety Walbrzyskie Landscape Park 1998 65 Category VPoland Owl Mountains Landscape Park 1991 81 Category VPoland Stolowe Mountains National Park 1993 63 Category IISwitzerland Parc Jura vaudoisSwitzerland Doubs Nature ParkSwitzerland Chasseral Regional ParkSwitzerland Thal Nature ParkSwitzerland Aargau Jura Park 2012 241Switzerland Schaffhausen Regional Nature ParkFrance The Ardennes Regional Nature Park 6 2001 1 172France Lorraine Regional Natural Park 1974 2 050France Ballons des Vosges Nature Park 1989 2 700France The IllWald regional nature reserve 2013 19France Jura Mountains Regional Natural Park 1986 1 641France The Bauges Massif Regional Nature Park 7 1995 856France Chartreuse Regional Nature Park 1995 767France Grands Causses Natural Regional Park 8 1995 3 285France Aubrac Natural Regional Park 9 1967 2 207France Auvergne Volcanos Regional Park 10 1977 3 950France Morvan Regional Natural Park 1970 2 850France Millevaches Regional Nature Park in Limousin 11 2004 3 140France Foret d Orient Regional Nature Park 1970 820France Forets National Park 2019 2 500Luxembourg maintains the Upper Sure Natural Park but this park covers mostly the Upper Sure Lake an artificial dam created in 1959 and no land area of significance The lake is an important bird area Luxembourg also holds part of the cross border German Luxembourg Nature Park in addition to several smaller nature reservations Here eco typical patches of forest are growing Austria does not have any protections in this ecoregion External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Western European broadleaf forests Western European broadleaf forests Terrestrial Ecoregions World Wildlife Fund References Edit Note that the year given here marks the earliest establishment Several protections has been expanded later on Note that forest might not cover all of the protected area Naturpark Sauerland Rothaargebirge in German Retrieved 11 September 2019 Le Parc naturel des deux Ourthes in French Retrieved 11 September 2019 Parc naturel Haute Sure Foret d Anlier in French Retrieved 11 September 2019 Parc naturel regional des Ardennes in French Federation des Parcs naturels regionaux de France Retrieved 11 September 2019 Parc naturel regional du Massif des Bauges in French Federation des Parcs naturels regionaux de France Retrieved 11 September 2019 Parc naturel regional des Grands Causses in French Federation des Parcs naturels regionaux de France Retrieved 11 September 2019 Parc naturel regional Aubrac in French Federation des Parcs naturels regionaux de France Retrieved 11 September 2019 Parc naturel regional des Volcans d Auvergne in French Federation des Parcs naturels regionaux de France Retrieved 11 September 2019 Parc naturel regional de Millevaches en Limousin in French Federation des Parcs naturels regionaux de France Retrieved 11 September 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western European broadleaf forests amp oldid 1136000280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
