List of ecoregions in Egypt
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The following is a list of ecoregion
s in Egypt
, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Ecoregion
An ecoregion , sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than an ecozone and larger than an ecosystem. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and contain characteristic, geographically distinct assemblages of natural...
s in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Deserts and xeric shrublandsDeserts and xeric shrublandsDeserts and xeric shrublands is a biome characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture.-Definition and occurrence:...
- North Saharan steppe and woodlandsNorth Saharan steppe and woodlandsThe North Saharan steppe and woodlands is a desert ecoregion, in the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome, that forms the northern edge of the Sahara, adjacent to the Mediterranean Maghreb and Cyrenaica ecoregions of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Biome.Winter rains sustain...
- Red Sea coastal desert
- Sahara desertSahara Desert (ecoregion)The Sahara desert ecoregion, as defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature , includes the hyper-arid center of the Sahara, between 18° and 30° N. It is one of several desert and xeric shrubland ecoregions that cover the northern portion of the African continent.-Setting:The Sahara is the world's...
- South Saharan steppe and woodlandsSouth Saharan steppe and woodlandsThe South Saharan steppe and woodlands is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of northern Africa.The ecoregion covers in Algeria, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Sudan...
- Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlandsTibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlandsThe Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands ecoregion, in the deserts and xeric shrublands Biome, is located in the Maghreb of North Africa...
Flooded grasslands and savannasFlooded grasslands and savannasFlooded grasslands and savannas is a terrestrial biome. Its component ecoregions are generally located at subtropical and tropical latitudes, which are flooded seasonally or year-round...
- Nile Delta flooded savanna
- Saharan halophytics
Freshwater ecoregions
- Dry Sahel
- Lower Nile
- Nile DeltaNile DeltaThe Nile Delta is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 240 km of Mediterranean coastline—and is a rich...
- Red Sea Coastal
- Temporary Maghreb