List of ecoregions in Albania

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The following is a list of ecoregions in Albania defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

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Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome

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Mediterranean Basin Region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate

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California mixed evergreen forest

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Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area National recreation area in California, United States

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Uwharrie National Forest

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Dinaric Mountains mixed forests Terrestrial ecoregion in Southeastern Europe

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