Northeastern coastal forests

Northeastern coastal forests
Norvin Green State Forest in New Jersey

Ecology
Biome	Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Borders	New England-Acadian forests Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests Allegheny Highlands forests Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Southeastern mixed forests Middle Atlantic coastal forests Atlantic coastal pine barrens
Bird species	251
Mammal species	63
Geography
Area	89,691 km² (34,630 sq mi)
Country	United States
States	Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware
Conservation
Habitat loss	40.8%
Protected	6.2%

The Northeastern coastal forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of the northeast and middle Atlantic region of the United States. The ecoregion covers an area of 34,630 sq miles (89,691 km²) encompassing the Piedmont and coastal plain of seven states, extending from coastal southwestern Maine, southeastern New Hampshire, eastern Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, southward through Connecticut, southern New York State, New Jersey, southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware and northern Maryland.

The ecoregion is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. To the north, it transitions to the New England-Acadian forests, which cover most of northern and inland New England. To the west, the ecoregion transitions to Allegheny Highlands forests and the Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests of the Appalachian Mountains. To the south lie the Southeastern mixed forests and the Middle Atlantic coastal forests. The ecoregion surrounds the distinct Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion, which covers portions of southern New Jersey, Long Island and Cape Cod in southeastern Massachusetts.