Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands explained

Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands
Map:AT1313 map.png
Map Size:250
Map Alt:center
Biogeographic Realm:Afrotropical
Biome:Deserts and xeric shrublands
Border:Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
Border1:Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
Area:101,000
Country1:Kenya
Country2:Ethiopia
Conservation:vulnerable

The Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands is a Desert and xeric shrubland ecoregion in Kenya and Ethiopia. It includes the lowlands around Lake Turkana and the Chalbi Desert east of the lake.[1]

The ecoregion is surrounded by AcaciaCommiphora bushlands and thickets – the Northern AcaciaCommiphora bushlands and thickets to the south and west, and the Somali AcaciaCommiphora bushlands and thickets to the north and east.[2]

Protected areas

Protected areas include Lake Turkana National Parks in Kenya.

Notes and References

  1. "Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands". WWF ecoregion profile. Accessed 26 September 2019. https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1313
  2. "Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands". WWF ecoregion profile. Accessed 26 September 2019. https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at1313