List of ecoregions in Ethiopia
The following is a list of ecoregions in Ethiopia, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions[]
by major habitat type
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
- Ethiopian montane forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands[]
- East Sudanian savanna
- Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- Sahelian Acacia savanna
- Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic
Montane grasslands and shrublands[]
- Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands
- Ethiopian montane moorlands
Deserts and xeric shrublands[]
Freshwater ecoregions[]
- Ethiopian Highlands
- Lake Tana
- Northern Eastern Rift
- Lake Turkana
- Shebelle-Juba
- Upper Nile
- Lower Nile
- Western Red Sea Drainages
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.
Categories:
- Ecoregions of Ethiopia
- Ethiopia geography-related lists
- Lists of ecoregions by country