List of ecoregions in Namibia
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The following is a list of ecoregion
s in Namibia
, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Deserts and xeric shrublands
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 Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublandsTropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublandsTropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands are a grassland terrestrial biome located in semi-arid to semi-humid climate regions of subtropical and tropical latitudes. Grasslands are dominated by grass and other herbaceous plants. Savannas are grasslands with scattered trees...
- Angolan Mopane woodlandsAngolan Mopane woodlandsAngolan Mopane woodlands are in northern Namibia and southwestern Angola. This ecosystem surrounds Etosha Pan, which is considered a separate ecoregion...
- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlandsKalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlandsKalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands are located in Botswana, northern Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.These woodlands occur in a semi-arid region where surface water is scarce. Droughts occur approximately every seven years....
- Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
- Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
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...
- Etosha Pan halophytics
- Zambezian flooded grasslandsZambezian flooded grasslandsThe Zambezian flooded grasslands is an ecoregion of southern and eastern Africa that is rich in wildlife.-Setting:The Zambezian flooded grasslands can be found on seasonally or permanently flooded lowlands in the basin of the Zambezi and neighboring river basins...
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:...
- Kalahari xeric savanna
- Kaokoveld desert
- Nama Karoo
- Namib desertNamib DesertThe Namib Desert is a desert in Namibia and southwest Angola that forms part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, the largest game reserve in Africa. The name "Namib" is of Nama origin and means "vast place"...
- Namibian savanna woodlands
- Succulent KarooSucculent KarooThe Succulent Karoo is a desert ecoregion of South Africa and Namibia.-Setting:The Succulent Karoo stretches along the coastal strip of southwestern Namibia and South Africa's Northern Cape Province, where the cold Benguela Current offshore creates frequent fogs. The ecoregion extends inland into...
Zambezi
- Etosha
- Kalahari
- Karstveld Sink Holes
- Namib Coastal
- Zambezi
- Upper Zambezi Floodplains
- Okavango Floodplains