Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests

The Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests is an ecoregion located in southwestern Anatolia, Turkey.

On the north, the Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests extend to the southern shore of the Sea of Marmara.

The Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests occupy the Taurus Mountains in the south and southeast.

[2] The Büyük Menderes and Gediz rivers originate in the central portion of the ecoregion, and flow westwards to empty into the Aegean.

[2] The predominant plant communities in the ecoregion are forests of pines and deciduous broadleaf trees, chiefly oaks.

Below 1000 meters elevation, Anatolian black pine occurs in mixed forests with P. brutia, Quercus spp., and Juniperus spp.

In the eastern mountains around 1000 meters elevation, mixed stands of P. nigra, Quercus cerris, Q. pubescens, and Q. robur subsp.

[2] In humid areas, particularly along streams and in the mountains south of the Sea of Marmara, oaks form mixed forests with other deciduous trees, including oriental hornbeam (Carpinus orientalis), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), Juglans regia, and oriental beech (Fagus orientalis), along with the Turkish fir (Abies bornmuelleriana or Abies nordmanniana subsp.

[citation needed] Brown bear (Ursus arctos) and grey wolf (Canis lupus) are found around Uludağ.