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Ecoregions Of Namibia
The following is a list of ecoregions in Namibia, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). Terrestrial ecoregions ''by major habitat type'' Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands * Angolan mopane woodlands * Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands * Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands * Zambezian and mopane woodlands Flooded grasslands and savannas * Etosha Pan halophytics * Zambezian flooded grasslands Deserts and xeric shrublands * Kalahari xeric savanna * Kaokoveld desert * Nama Karoo * Namib desert * Namibian savanna woodlands * Succulent Karoo Freshwater ecoregions ''by bioregion'' Zambezi * Etosha * Kalahari * Karstveld Sink Holes * Namib Coastal * Zambezi ** Upper Zambezi Floodplains * Okavango Floodplains Marine ecoregions * Namaqua * Namib References * Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. Island Press, Washington DC. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecoregion
An ecoregion (ecological region) or ecozone (ecological zone) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and contain characteristic, geographically distinct assemblages of natural communities and species. The biodiversity of flora, fauna and ecosystems that characterise an ecoregion tends to be distinct from that of other ecoregions. In theory, biodiversity or conservation ecoregions are relatively large areas of land or water where the probability of encountering different species and communities at any given point remains relatively constant, within an acceptable range of variation (largely undefined at this point). Three caveats are appropriate for all bio-geographic mapping approaches. Firstly, no single bio-geographic framework is optimal for all taxa. Ecoregions reflect the best compromise for as many taxa as possible. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namib Desert
The Namib ( ; pt, Namibe) is a coastal desert in Southern Africa. The name is of Khoekhoegowab origin and means "vast place". According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa. The Namib's northernmost portion, which extends from the Angola-Namibia border, is known as Moçâmedes Desert, while its southern portion approaches the neighboring Kalahari Desert. From the Atlantic coast eastward, the Namib gradually ascends in elevation, reaching up to inland to the foot of the Great Escarpment. Annual precipitation ranges from in the most arid regions to at the escarpment, making the Namib the only true desert in southern Africa. Having endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years, the Namib may be the oldest desert in the world and con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecoregions Of Namibia
The following is a list of ecoregions in Namibia, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). Terrestrial ecoregions ''by major habitat type'' Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands * Angolan mopane woodlands * Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands * Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands * Zambezian and mopane woodlands Flooded grasslands and savannas * Etosha Pan halophytics * Zambezian flooded grasslands Deserts and xeric shrublands * Kalahari xeric savanna * Kaokoveld desert * Nama Karoo * Namib desert * Namibian savanna woodlands * Succulent Karoo Freshwater ecoregions ''by bioregion'' Zambezi * Etosha * Kalahari * Karstveld Sink Holes * Namib Coastal * Zambezi ** Upper Zambezi Floodplains * Okavango Floodplains Marine ecoregions * Namaqua * Namib References * Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. Island Press, Washington DC. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namib Marine
The Namib ( ; pt, Namibe) is a coastal desert in Southern Africa. The name is of Khoekhoegowab origin and means "vast place". According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa. The Namib's northernmost portion, which extends from the Angola-Namibia border, is known as Moçâmedes Desert, while its southern portion approaches the neighboring Kalahari Desert. From the Atlantic coast eastward, the Namib gradually ascends in elevation, reaching up to inland to the foot of the Great Escarpment. Annual precipitation ranges from in the most arid regions to at the escarpment, making the Namib the only true desert in southern Africa. Having endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years, the Namib may be the oldest desert in the world and cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
