Wikipedia has articles relating to two separate ecoregion classification systems. Ecoregions defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation and partner agencies in Canada, Mexico, and the United States List of ecoregions in North America CEC List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Ecoregions of the world defined by the conservation group World Wildlife Fund List of terrestrial ecoregions WWF 867 terrestrial ecoregions. List of marine ecoregions WWF , 232 marine ecoregions of the coastal and continental shelf areas. List of freshwater ecoregions WWF , 426 freshwater ecoregions. List of ecoregions Global 200 WWF , 238 single or combined ecoregions identified by the World Wildlife Fund WWF as priorities for conservation. Lists of ecoregions by country Category Ecoregions Category Lists of lists Ecorgions ... more details
Ecoregions Category Lists of ecoregions by country Category Lists of ecoregions ...NOTOC compactTOC8 side yes top yes num yes A List of ecoregions in Afghanistan List of ecoregions in Albania List of ecoregions in Algeria List of ecoregions in Andorra List of ecoregions in Angola List of ecoregions in Argentina List of ecoregions in Armenia List of ecoregions in Australia List of ecoregions in Austria List of ecoregions in Azerbaijan B List of ecoregions in The Bahamas List of ecoregions in Bangladesh List of ecoregions in Belgium List of ecoregions in Belize List of ecoregions in Benin List of ecoregions in Bhutan List of ecoregions in Bolivia List of ecoregions in Bosnia and Herzegovina List of ecoregions in Botswana List of ecoregions in Brazil List of ecoregions in Bulgaria List of ecoregions in Burundi C List of ecoregions in Cambodia List of ecoregions in Cameroon List of ecoregions in Canada List of ecoregions in the Central African Republic List of ecoregions in Chad List of ecoregions in Chile List of ecoregions in China List of ecoregions in Colombia List of ecoregions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo List of ecoregions in the Republic of the Congo List of ecoregions in Costa Rica List of ecoregions in C te d Ivoire List of ecoregions in Croatia List of ecoregions in Cuba List of ecoregions in Czech Republic D List of ecoregions in Denmark List of ecoregions in the Dominican Republic E List of ecoregions in Ecuador List of ecoregions in Egypt List of ecoregions in El Salvador List of ecoregions in Equatorial Guinea List of ecoregions in Eritrea List of ecoregions in Estonia List of ecoregions in Ethiopia F List of ecoregions in Fiji List of ecoregions in Finland List of ecoregions in France List of ecoregions in French Polynesia G List of ecoregions in Gabon List of ecoregions in Gambia List of ecoregions in Georgia List of ecoregions in Germany List of ecoregions in Ghana List of ecoregions in Greece List of ecoregions in Greenland ... more details
The following are lists of ecoregions in the United States , based upon two separate ecoregion classification systems List of ecoregions in the United States EPA List of ecoregions in the United States WWF See also List of ecoregions in North America CEC Category Lists of listsEcoregions in the United States Category Ecoregions of the United States Category Ecoregions of North America United All ... more details
2007 DEFAULTSORT Ecoregions In Australia Category Ecoregions of Australia Category Ecoregions of Oceania Category Australasian ecozone Category Lists of Australian biota Category Lists of ecoregions ... more details
Philippines biodiversity hotspot Conservation International Biomes Category Ecoregions of the Philippines Category Ecoregions of Oceania Category Lists of ecoregions by country Philippines Category Natural history of the Philippines Category Philippines related listsEcoregions Category Biodiversity ... ecoregions is elevation the high mountains of Luzon and Mindanao host distinct montane rain forest ecoregions. The mountains of Luzon are also home to the Luzon tropical pine forests . Tropical and subtropical ... more details
About ecoregions designated by the WWF alternate classifications Lists of ecoregions disambiguation The World Wildlife Fund WWF identifies terrestrial ecoregion terrestrial , marine ecoregion marine , freshwater ecoregion freshwater , and ecoregions List of terrestrial ecoregions WWF 867 terrestrial ecoregions. List of marine ecoregions WWF , 232 marine ecoregions of the coastal and continental shelf areas. List of freshwater ecoregions WWF , 426 freshwater ecoregions. DEFAULTSORT List Of Ecoregions Wwf Category Ecoregions zh ... more details
Crisis ecoregions are terrestrial biome s facing significant threat to their biodiversity and requiring well directed conservation efforts in order to curb the irreversible loss of plant and animal species and their surrounding habitats. Generally, an ecoregion is understood to be an area of particular ecological importance because of diminishing habitats and ecosystems, but a crisis ecoregion is one that is particularly vulnerable and is listed as critical ref Jonathan M. Hoekstra, Timothy M. Boucher, Taylor M. Ricketts, and Carter Roberts. Confronting a biome crisis global disparities of habitat loss and protection. Ecology Letters, 8 23 29, 2005 ref because of a high Conservation Risk Index CRI . See also Biodiversity Conservation biology Ecology Ecoregions Protected Areas References Reflist External links http www.biodiversitya z.org areas 12 A Z Areas of Biodiversity Importance Crisis Ecoregions http conserveonline.org workspaces cbdgateway gsi pubs Conserve Online Crisis Ecoregions http www.protectedareas.info content.asp?sid 3&pid 1 The Gaps Guide Biodiversity Crisis Category Ecoregions ... more details
, Nairobi, 1996. Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Geography of Zambia Category Environment of Zambia Category Zambia related listsEcoregions Category Lists of ecoregions by country Zambia ...TOCright 400px The biomes and ecoregions in the ecology of Zambia are described, listed and mapped here, following the World Wildlife Fund s Global 200 classification scheme for terrestrial ecoregions, and the WWF freshwater bioregion classification for rivers, lakes and wetlands. Zambia is in the Afrotropic biogeographic realm or ecozone of the scheme. Three terrestrial biomes are well represented in the country with an additional one extending a few kilometres over the border . The distribution of the biomes and ecoregions is governed mainly by the physical environment , especially climate . Physical environment The main aspects of the physical environment which determine the biomes and ecoregions of Zambia are climate, specifically rainfall amount, length of the dry season , and temperature , which is related to elevation and soil s and bushfire s. Climate Main Climate of Zambia Rainfall Rainfall amount is the most important determinant of the type and distribution of ecoregions. Zambia experiences good rainfall, extremes of 500 to 1400 mm most areas fall into the range 700 to in a distinct rainy season of four to six months centred on January, when the moist intertropical convergence zone is over the country. The highest rainfall is in the north about 1200 mm all figures are annual amounts , especially the north west 1400 mm , decreasing towards the south around 700 mm the driest ... western USA. Terrestrial biomes Image Map of Ecoregions of Zambia.PNG thumb 400px right The terrestrial ecoregions of Zambia, superimposed on a map of the provinces. br Numbers refer to points in the text ... Fund Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World. Retrieved 11 November 2007. ref Rough estimates of the percentage ... is in this extensive biome. Six ecoregions are represented of which the first four listed below are woodland ... more details
Marine ecoregions ecological regions are areas of the sea identified and defined based on biogeographic characteristics. A more complete definition describes them as Areas of relatively homogeneous species composition, clearly distinct from adjacent systems dominated by a small number of ecosystems and or a distinct suite of oceanographic or topographic features . Ecologically they are strongly cohesive units, sufficiently large to encompass ecological or life history processes for most sedentary species. ref name Spalding Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. Marine Ecoregions of the World A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas . Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July August 2007, pp. 573 583. http www.nature.org tncscience files spalding.pdf ref A global classification of http www.nature.org tncscience files spalding.pdf Marine Ecoregions of the World MEOW ref name Spalding was devised by an international team, including major conservation organizations, academic institutions and intergovernmental organizations. The digital ecoregions layer is available for http conserveonline.org workspaces ecoregional.shapefile MEOW view.html download as an ArcGIS Shapefile. This system has a strong biogeographic basis, but was designed to aid in Conservation ethic conservation activities for marine ecosystems . The Marine Ecoregions of the World classification defines 232 marine ecoregions e.g. Adriatic Sea , Cortezian , Ningaloo , Ross Sea for the coastal and Continental shelf shelf waters of the world. These form part of a nested system and are grouped ..., Temperate Australasia, Southern Ocean. Other classifications of marine ecoregions or equivalent areas ... basis, while the World Wildlife Fund identified 43 Marine ecoregion priority marine ecoregions as part of it s Global 200 efforts ref Olson DM, Dinerstein E. 2002. The Global 200 priority ecoregions ... ecoregions ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in Benin , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Eastern Guinean forests Nigerian lowland forests Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Guinean forest savanna mosaic West Sudanian savanna Freshwater ecoregions Nilo Sudan Bight Coastal Lower Niger Benue Marine ecoregions Gulf of Guinea Biomes Benin topics Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Geography of Benin Category Environment of Benin Category Lists of ecoregions by country Benin ... more details
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Celtic broadleaf forests English Lowlands beech forests North Atlantic moist mixed forests Temperate coniferous forests Caledonian Forest Caledonian conifer forests DEFAULTSORT List Of Ecoregions In The United Kingdom Category Ecoregions of the United Kingdom Category Lists of ecoregions by country United Kingdom Category Lists of places in the United Kingdom Ecoregions Category Palearctic ecozone no Biogeografi i Storbritannia ... more details
unreferenced date June 2009 List of ecoregions in Serbia lang sr Temperate broadleaf & mixed forests Dinaric Mountains mixed forests Rhodope Mountains mixed forests Pannonian mixed forests Temperate coniferous forests Balkan mixed forests Serbia geo stub Category Ecoregions of Serbia Category Serbia related listsEcoregions Category Lists of ecoregions by country Serbia ... more details
This is a list of ecoregions of New Zealand as defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature . Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Kermadec Islands subtropical moist forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Chatham Islands temperate forests Fiordland temperate forests Nelson Coast temperate forests Northland temperate forests Northland temperate kauri forests Stewart Island Rakiura Rakiura Island temperate forests Richmond temperate forests Southland temperate forests Westland temperate forests Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Canterbury Otago tussock grasslands Montane grasslands and shrublands Southland montane grasslands Tundra Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra See also Ecoregions List of ecoregionsLists of ecoregions by country Category Ecoregions of New Zealand Category Ecoregions of Oceania Category Australasian ecozone Category Biogeography of New Zealand Category Lists of ecoregions by country New Zealand Category Lists of places in New Zealand Ecoregions ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in Portugal , including the Azores and Madeira , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Iberian sclerophyllous and semi deciduous forests Northwest Iberian montane forests Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Azores temperate mixed forests Cantabrian mixed forests Madeira evergreen forests Freshwater ecoregions Southern Iberia Western Iberia Marine ecoregions Azores Canaries Madeira South European Atlantic References Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. Marine Ecoregions of the World A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas . Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July August 2007, pp. 573 583. Thieme, Michelle L. 2005 . Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Category Phytogeography of Portugal Category Ecoregions of Portugal Category Environment of Portugal Category Flora of Portugal Category Lists of ecoregions by country Portugal Category Portugal related lists Ecoregions Category Environment of the Mediterranean ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in Morocco , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . This list does not include the ecoregions of Western Sahara see List of ecoregions in Western Sahara . Terrestrial ecoregions Palearctic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe Mediterranean woodlands and forests Mediterranean acacia argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets Temperate coniferous forests Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests Montane grasslands and shrublands Mediterranean High Atlas juniper steppe Deserts and xeric shrublands North Saharan steppe and woodlands Freshwater ecoregions Permanent Maghreb Temporary Maghreb Marine ecoregions Alboran Sea Saharan Upwelling References Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D Amico Hales, Emma Underwood 2004 . Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. Marine Ecoregions of the World A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas . Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July August 2007, pp. 573 583. Thieme, Michelle L. 2005 . Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Category Phytogeography of Morocco Category Ecoregions of Morocco Category Environment of Morocco Category Flora of Morocco Category Lists of ecoregions by country Morocco Category Morocco related lists Ecoregions Category Environment of the Mediterranean eo Listo de ekoregionoj en Maroko fr Liste des cor gions du Maroc ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregions in Cuba , according to the WWF Terrestrial ecoregions by major habitat type Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Cuban moist forests Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Cuban dry forests Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests Cuban pine forests Flooded grasslands and savannas Cuban wetlands Deserts and xeric shrublands Cuban cactus scrub Mangroves Greater Antilles mangroves Freshwater ecoregions Cuba Cayman Islands Marine ecoregions Greater Antilles References Dinerstein, Eric David Olson Douglas J. Graham et al. 1995 . A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. World Bank, Washington DC. Olson, D., Dinerstein, E., Canevari, P., Davidson, I., Castro, G., Morisset, V., Abell, R., and Toledo, E. eds. 1998 . Freshwater Biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean A Conservation Assessment. Biodiversity Support Program, Washington DC. Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. Marine Ecoregions of the World A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas . Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July August 2007, pp. 573 583. Category Ecoregions of the Caribbean Category Geography of Cuba Ecoregions Category Natural history of Cuba Ecoregions Category Lists of ecoregions by country Cuba Category Neotropic ecozone Category Cuba related listsEcoregions ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in Algeria , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions Palearctic Temperate coniferous forests Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe Mediterranean woodlands and forests Deserts and xeric shrublands North Saharan steppe and woodlands Sahara desert ecoregion Sahara Desert South Saharan steppe and woodlands West Saharan montane xeric woodlands Flooded grasslands and savannas Saharan halophytics Freshwater ecoregions Permanent Maghreb Temporary Maghreb Dry Sahel Marine ecoregions Alboran Sea Western Mediterranean References Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D Amico Hales, Emma Underwood 2004 . Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. Marine Ecoregions of the World A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas . Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July August 2007, pp. 573 583. Thieme, Michelle L. 2005 . Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Geography of Algeria Category Ecoregions of Algeria Category Lists of ecoregions by country Algeria Category Algeria related lists Ecoregions ... more details
File Libya 5101 Fozzigiaren Arch Tadrart Acacus Luca Galuzzi 2007.jpg thumb 300px Tadrart Acacus is a desert area in western Libya. Part of the Sahara, it is one of the most arid ecoregions of Libya. The following is a list of ecoregion s in Libya , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions Palearctic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe Mediterranean woodlands and forests Deserts and xeric shrublands North Saharan steppe and woodlands Sahara desert ecoregion Sahara Desert Tibesti Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands Flooded grasslands and savannas Saharan halophytics Freshwater ecoregions Permanent Maghreb Temporary Maghreb Dry Sahel Marine ecoregions Levantine Sea Tunisian Plateau Gulf of Sidra References Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D Amico Hales, Emma Underwood 2004 . Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. Marine Ecoregions of the World A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas . Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July August 2007, pp. 573 583. Thieme, Michelle L. 2005 . Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Libya topics Category Geography of Libya Category Environment of Libya Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Lists of ecoregions by country Libya Category Libya related lists Ecoregions Category Environment of the Mediterranean Category Biota of Libya ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in Zimbabwe , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions by major habitat type Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Kalahari Acacia Baikiaea woodlands Southern Africa bushveld Southern Miombo woodlands Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands Zambezian and Mopane woodlands Montane grasslands and shrublands Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest grassland mosaic Freshwater ecoregions by bioregion Zambezi Zambezian Lowveld Zambezi River Zambezi Mulanje Massif Mulanje Eastern Zimbabwe Highlands Zambezian Highveld Zamebzian Plateau Highveld Middle Zambezi Luangwa 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. Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Lists of ecoregions by country Zimbabwe Category Environment of Zimbabwe Category Geography of Zimbabwe Category Zimbabwe related lists Ecoregions ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in South Sudan , as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions by major habitat type Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests East African montane forests Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands East Sudanian savanna Northern Acacia Commiphora bushlands and thickets Northern Congolian forest savanna mosaic Sahelian Acacia savanna Victoria Basin forest savanna mosaic Flooded grasslands and savannas Saharan flooded grasslands Montane grasslands and shrublands East African montane moorlands 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. Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Ecoregions of South Sudan Category Environment of South Sudan Category Geography of South Sudan Category South Sudan related lists ecoregions Category Lists of ecoregions by country South Sudan ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in Eritrea , as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions by major habitat type Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Ethiopian montane forests Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands East Sudanian savanna Sahelian Acacia savanna Somali Acacia Commiphora bushlands and thickets Montane grasslands and shrublands Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands Ethiopian montane moorlands Deserts and xeric shrublands Eritrean coastal desert Ethiopian 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. Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Ecoregions of Eritrea Category Eritrea related lists ecoregions Category Geography of Eritrea Category Lists of ecoregions by country Eritrea ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in Botswana , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Kalahari Acacia Baikiaea woodlands Southern Africa bushveld Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands Zambezian and Mopane woodlands Flooded grasslands and savannas Zambezian flooded grasslands Zambezian halophytics Deserts and xeric shrublands Kalahari xeric savanna Freshwater ecoregions Zambezi Kalahari Desert Kalahari Okavango Basin Okavango floodplains Zambezi River Upper Zambezi floodplains Southern Temperate Orange River Western Orange Biomes Botswana topics Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Geography of Botswana Category Environment of Botswana Category Lists of ecoregions by country Botswana Category Botswana related lists Ecoregions ... more details
The following is a list of ecoregion s in Tunisia , according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF . Terrestrial ecoregions Palearctic Temperate coniferous forests Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe Mediterranean woodlands and forests Deserts and xeric shrublands North Saharan steppe and woodlands Flooded grasslands and savannas Saharan halophytics Freshwater ecoregions Permanent Maghreb Temporary Maghreb Marine ecoregions Tunisian Plateau Gulf of Sidra Western Mediterranean References Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D Amico Hales, Emma Underwood 2004 . Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. Marine Ecoregions of the World A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas . Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July August 2007, pp. 573 583. Thieme, Michelle L. 2005 . Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar A Conservation Assessment . Island Press, Washington DC. Category Environment of Tunisia Category Lists of ecoregions by country Tunisia Category Ecoregions of Africa Category Geography of Tunisia Category Tunisia related lists Ecoregions Category Environment of the Mediterranean fr Liste des cor gions de Tunisie ... more details
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