Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests
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The Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in the Canary Islands. It encompasses the western group of the Canary Islands – La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria – in the Atlantic Ocean. These volcanic islands are an autonomous community of Spain, and lie southwest of the Spanish mainland and west of the North African coast.
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Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
Geography | |
Area | 4,693 km2 (1,812 sq mi) |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community of Spain | Canary Islands |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | critical/endangered |
Protected | 2,417 km2 (52%)[1] |
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