List of ecoregions in Afghanistan
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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 ...
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Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
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Terrestrial ecoregions


Temperate coniferous forests Temperate coniferous forest is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Temperate coniferous forests are found predominantly in areas with warm summers and cool winters, and vary in their kinds of plant life. In some, needl ...

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East Afghan montane conifer forests The East Afghan montane conifer forests ecoregion ( WWF ID: PA0506) covers a series of unconnected conifer forests along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, at elevations of to above sea level. The ecoregion supports the near-threaten ...


Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The predominant vegetation in this biome consists of grass and/or shrubs. The climate is temperate and ranges from semi-arid to sem ...

* Gissaro-Alai open woodlands


Montane grasslands and shrublands Montane grasslands and shrublands is a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The biome includes high elevation grasslands and shrublands around the world. The term "montane" in the name of the biome refers to "high elevation", rather than th ...

* Ghorat-Hazarajat alpine meadow * Hindu Kush alpine meadow * Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe * Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows * Pamir alpine desert and tundra * Sulaiman Range alpine meadows


Deserts and xeric shrublands Deserts and xeric shrublands are a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Deserts and xeric (ancient Greek xērós, “dry") shrublands form the largest terrestrial biome, covering 19% of Earth's land surface area. Ecoregions in this h ...

* Afghan Mountains semi-desert * Badkhiz-Karabil semi-desert *
Baluchistan xeric woodlands The Baluchistan xeric woodlands ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1307) covers the middle elevations of a series of mountain ranges of western Pakistan and northeastern Afghanistan, reaching from the Arabian Sea in the south to the Hindu Kush Mountains and the ...
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Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands The Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1309) covers the xeric (dry) eastern and southern slopes of the central mountain range of Afghanistan, between the sandy desert to the south and the alpine meadows in the higher, we ...
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Central Persian desert basins The Central Persian desert basins ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1313) covers the arid steppe and desert basins of central Iran, stretching into northwestern Afghanistan. The ecoregion extends over the Central Iranian Plateau, which is surrounded by mountai ...
* Paropamisus xeric woodlands * Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert


References

* C.Michael Hogan; World Wildlife Fund. 2012
Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment
Topic ed. Peter Saundry Ecoregions Ecoregions in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
Natural history of Afghanistan