List of ecoregions in Somalia explained

The following is a list of ecoregions in Somalia, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Terrestrial ecoregions

by major habitat type

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

• Northern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

• Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets

Deserts and xeric shrublands

• Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands
• Hobyo grasslands and shrublands
• Somali montane xeric woodlands

Mangroves

• East African mangroves

References

• Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
• Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.