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List of ecoregions in Europe

The continent of Europe comprises a large part of the Palearctic ecozone, with many unique biomes and ecoregions. Biogeographically, Europe is tied closely to Siberia, commonly known as the Euro-Siberian region.

The European Environment Agency (EEA) divides Europe into a total of eleven terrestrial biogeographical regions and seven regional seas. The agency has issued the Digital Map of European Ecological Regions (DMEER), and operates with a total of 70 ecoregions, of which 58 are within the European continent. Some of these ecoregions are congruent with the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) ecoregions, and some are not.

List of ecoregions in Europe

Below is an exhaustive list of the ecoregions of Europe as defined by the WWF.

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Temperate coniferous forests

Taiga and Boreal forests

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Tundra

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Global 200 ecoregions in Europe

Terrestrial

Terrestrial Global 200 ecoregions in Europe comprise three regions of Scandia alpine tundra and taiga, which is present in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden:

Other Global 200 ecoregions:

Freshwater

Global 200 Large river delta ecoregions in Europe:

Small river ecoregions:

Marine

There are no marine Global 200 ecoregions in Europe.

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External links

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