Editing Pinus pinaster (section)

== Distribution and habitat ==
Its range is in the western [[Mediterranean Basin]] and the southern Atlantic coast of Europe, extending from central [[Portugal]] and [[Northern Spain]] (especially in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]) to southern and [[Geography of France|Western France]], east to western Italy, [[Croatia]] and south to northern [[Tunisia]], [[Algeria]] and northern [[Morocco]].{{sfnp|Moran|Hoffmann|Donnelly|van Wilgen|2000}} It favours a [[Mediterranean climate]], which is one that has cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.<ref name="Richardson">{{cite book |last=Richardson |first=M |title=Assessing the risk of invasive success in ''Pinus'' and ''Banksia'' in South African mountain fynbos |year=1990 |edition=1st |pages=629–642 |trans-title=Journal of Vegetation Science}}</ref>

It generally occurs at low to moderate altitudes, mostly from sea level to {{Convert|600|m|abbr=on}}, but up to {{Convert|2,000|m|abbr=on}} in the south of its range in Morocco. The high degree of fragmentation in the current natural distribution is caused by two factors: the discontinuity and altitude of the mountain ranges causing isolation of even close populations, and human activity.<ref name="alia">{{citation |author=Alía, R. |title=Maritime pine – ''Pinus pinaster'': Technical guidelines for genetic conservation and use |date=2003 |url=http://www.euforgen.org/fileadmin//templates/euforgen.org/upload/Publications/Technical_guidelines/857_Technical_guidelines_for_genetic_conservation_and_use_for_maritime_pine__Pinus_pinaster_.pdf |page=6 pp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119050303/http://www.euforgen.org/fileadmin//templates/euforgen.org/upload/Publications/Technical_guidelines/857_Technical_guidelines_for_genetic_conservation_and_use_for_maritime_pine__Pinus_pinaster_.pdf |publisher=[[European Forest Genetic Resources Programme]] |access-date=2017-01-18 |name-list-style=amp |archive-date=2017-01-19 |author2=Martín, S. |url-status=dead}}</ref>