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The Scandinavian coastal conifer forest is a terrestrial ecoregion as defined by WWF [1] and National Geographic. [2] The broad definition is based on climatic parameters and includes a long area along the western Norwegian coast from Lindesnes Municipality and north to approximately Senja Municipality (further north summers are too cool for pine in coastal areas); in essence areas along the ...
1 Mainland Norway. Toggle Mainland Norway subsection. 1.1 Taiga. 1.2 Temperate coniferous forests. 1.3 Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests. 1.4 Tundra. 2 Svalbard.
The Scandinavian and Russian taiga is an ecoregion within the taiga and boreal forests biome as defined by the WWF classification (ecoregion PA0608). [1] It is situated in Northern Europe between tundra in the north and temperate mixed forests in the south and occupies about 2,156,900 km 2 (832,800 sq mi) in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the northern part of European Russia, being the largest ...
Situated in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, the enchanting mountain region has scenic trails, placid lakes, and dense conifer forests that make it a fantasy-turned-reality ...
Pages in category "Forests and woodlands of Norway" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Scandinavian coastal conifer forests;
Alps conifer and mixed forests: Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia PA0503 Caledonian conifer Forest: United Kingdom PA0504 Carpathian montane conifer forests [Note 1] Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine PA0520 Scandinavian coastal conifer forests: Norway
Pages in category "Forests of Norway" ... Scandinavian coastal conifer forests This page was last edited on 27 February 2020, at 02:18 (UTC). ...
60% of the land in the European Union part of the region is covered by forest, but most of this is commercial plantings. Less than 5-10% of the forest is old growth. The typical western taiga forest contains Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) growing on shallow soil covered in moss, lichen and ericaceous shrubs. [1]