Eco Regions

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A region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains a distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna.

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Fig 5.3 Degree of protection of terrestrial eco-regions and large marine ecosystems. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Some of the least well-protected eco-regions are also those with high biodiversity values, including Mt Cameroon and the Bioko area, the Eastern Arc forests, the Succulent Karoo, the Ethiopian montane forests, the lowland Fynbos and Renosterveld, the western Guinean lowland forests, the east African montane forests, the Albertine Rift montane forests, and the Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The eco-regions of Madagascar and other offshore islands all have much lower bird species richness than the continental mainland. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nine other eco-regions have lost more than 80 percent of their habitat, including the species-rich lowland Fynbos and Renosterveld and the forests and grasslands of the Ethiopian Highlands. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The eco-regions under the best protection tend to be the savannah habitats, particularly those of Eastern and Southern Africa. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Wild World maps Interactive maps chart Earth's diverse eco-regions as characterized by distinct climate, ecological features, and plant and animal communities. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Some of the least wellprotected eco-regions are also those with high biodiversity values, including Mt Cameroon and the Bioko area, the Eastern Arc forests, the Succulent Karoo, the Ethiopian montane forests, the lowland Fynbos and Renosterveld, the western Guinean lowland forests, the east African montane forests, the Albertine Rift montane forests, and the Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The large size of these eco-regions, their high level of habitat heterogeneity, and their presence on a migratory flyway explain this pattern. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The areas at risk represent eight of the 15 natural 'eco-regions,' coded according to their degree of aridity. ❋ Ani (2010)

The study divided the world's land into "15 natural areas or" eco-regions "according to their degree of aridity." ❋ Unknown (2010)

About 1,000 vertebrate species occur in just 4 of the 119 eco-regions (covering about 8 percent of Africa's total area): Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets, Northern Congolian forest-savannah mosaic, Albertine Rift montane forests and Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The study found that eight of fifteen eco-regions are threatened by desertification, including coastal areas, the prairies, the Mediterranean region, the savannah, the temperate steppes, the temperate deserts, tropical and subtropical steppes, and the tropical and subtropical deserts. [email protected] (Mongabay: Jeremy Hanc (2010)

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