List of ecoregions in France
The following is a list of ecoregions in France as identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Metropolitan France[]
The ecoregions of Metropolitan France are as follows:
Terrestrial ecoregions[]
Terrestrial ecoregions of Metropolitan France are listed by biome. All them are in the Palearctic realm.
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests[]
- Atlantic mixed forests
- Cantabrian mixed forests
- Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate coniferous forests[]
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub[]
- Corsican montane broadleaf and mixed forests (Corsica)
- Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests
- Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests (Corsica)
Freshwater ecoregions[]
- (Corsica)
Marine ecoregions[]
Marine ecoregions of France are listed by marine province. All of them are in the Temperate Northern Atlantic realm.
Northern European Seas province[]
- Celtic Seas
- North Sea
Lusitanian province[]
Mediterranean Sea province[]
- Western Mediterranean
Overseas France[]
This is a list of all terrestrial ecoregions of France's overseas departments and territories.
Nearctic realm[]
Boreal forests/taiga[]
- South Avalon-Burin oceanic barrens (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
Neotropical realm[]
Deserts and xeric shrublands[]
- Leeward Islands xeric scrub (Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy)
- Windward Islands xeric scrub (Martinique)
Mangroves[]
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests[]
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
- Guianan moist forests (French Guiana)
- Leeward Islands moist forests (Guadeloupe)
- Windward Islands moist forests (Martinique)
Afrotropical realm[]
Deserts and xeric shrublands[]
- Ile Europa and Bassas da India xeric scrub (Bassas da India, Europa Island)
Temperate grasslands and shrublands[]
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
- Comoros forests (Mayotte)
- Mascarene forests (Réunion)
Australasian realm[]
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests[]
Oceanian realm[]
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
- Fiji tropical moist forests (Wallis and Futuna)
- Marquesas tropical moist forests (French Polynesia)
- Society Islands tropical moist forests (French Polynesia)
- Tuamotu tropical moist forests (French Polynesia)
- Tubuai tropical moist forests (French Polynesia)
Antarctic realm[]
References[]
- Abell, R., M. Thieme, C. Revenga, M. Bryer, M. Kottelat, N. Bogutskaya, B. Coad, N. Mandrak, S. Contreras-Balderas, W. Bussing, M. L. J. Stiassny, P. Skelton, G. R. Allen, P. Unmack, A. Naseka, R. Ng, N. Sindorf, J. Robertson, E. Armijo, J. Higgins, T. J. Heibel, E. Wikramanayake, D. Olson, H. L. Lopez, R. E. d. Reis, J. G. Lundberg, M. H. Sabaj Perez, and P. Petry. (2008). Freshwater ecoregions of the world: A new map of biogeographic units for freshwater biodiversity conservation. BioScience 58:403-414, [1].
- Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573–583.
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