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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.
Pages in category "Forests and woodlands of Norway" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Scandinavian coastal conifer forests;
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 ...
Po Basin mixed forests: Italy, Switzerland PA0433 Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests [Note 1] Andorra, France, Spain PA0435 Rodope montane mixed forests [Note 3] Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia PA0436 Sarmatic mixed forests: Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden PA0445 Western European broadleaf ...
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]
The Hardangervidda plateau is expected to be largely covered by forest [5] and forest will climb higher in all areas, like the Dovre mountains. [6] The treeline in Norway is currently moving upwards on average by 0.5 - 1 m altitude each year, with more in some areas.