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List Of Ecoregions In Kenya
The following is a list of ecoregions in Kenya, 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 * Eastern Arc forests * Northern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands * East Sudanian savanna * Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets * Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets * Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets * Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic Flooded grasslands and savannas * East African halophytics Montane grasslands and shrublands * East African montane moorlands Deserts and xeric shrublands * Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands Mangroves * East African mangroves Freshwater ecoregions ''by bioregion'' Nilo-Sudan * Shebele-Juba Catchments * Lake Turkana Great Lakes * Lakes Kivu, Edward, George, and Victoria Eastern an ... [...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] |
