The following is a list of
ecoregions in
Somalia, as identified by the
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions
''by
major habitat type
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Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
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Ethiopian montane forests
*
Northern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
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Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
The Somali ''Acacia''–''Commiphora'' bushlands and thickets is a semi-arid tropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in the Horn of Africa. It is home to diverse communities of plants and animals, including several endemic specie ...
Deserts and xeric shrublands
*
Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands
*
Hobyo grasslands and shrublands
The Hobyo grasslands and shrublands is a desert and xeric scrubland ecoregion in Somalia. The ecoregion includes a belt of coastal dunes, 10 to 15 km wide, along the Indian Ocean coast, extending from north of Hobyo to south of Mogadishu.
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Somali montane xeric woodlands
The Somali montane xeric shrublands is a desert and xeric scrubland ecoregion in Somalia. The ecoregion lies in the rugged Karkaar Mountains, which run parallel and close to Somalia's northern coast on the Gulf of Aden, and follows coast from C ...
Mangroves
*
East African mangroves
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.
{{Ecoregions in Africa
Ecoregions
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 l ...
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