List of ecoregions in Ethiopia
The following is a list of ecoregions in Ethiopia, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
- East Sudanian savanna
- Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- Sahelian Acacia savanna
- Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Deserts and xeric shrublands
- Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands
- Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands
References
- Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
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