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 northern Somalia's Arabian Sea coast from Cape Guardafui south to Eyl.[1]

Somali montane xeric shrublands
Map of Somali montane xeric shrublands
Ecology
RealmAfrotropic
BiomeDeserts and xeric shrublands
Geography
Area62,200 km2 (24,000 sq mi)
CountrySomalia
Conservation
Conservation statuscritical/endangered

References

  1. "Somali montane xeric shrublands". WWF ecoregion profile. Accessed 26 September 2019. .


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