List of ecoregions in Kenya
The following is a list of ecoregions in Kenya, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions[]
by major habitat type
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands[]
- Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic
Flooded grasslands and savannas[]
- East African halophytics
- Zambezian flooded grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands[]
Deserts and xeric shrublands[]
Mangroves[]
- East African mangroves
Freshwater ecoregions[]
by bioregion
Nilo-Sudan[]
Great Lakes[]
Eastern and Coastal[]
Marine ecoregions[]
- East African Coral Coast
See also[]
- Environment of Kenya
References[]
- Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Spalding, Mark D.; Fox, Helen E.; Allen, Gerald R.; Davidson, Nick; Ferdaña, Zach A.; Finlayson, Max; Halpern, Benjamin S.; Jorge, Miguel A.; Lombana, Al; Lourie, Sara A.; Martin, Kirsten D.; McManus, Edmund; Molnar, Jennifer; Recchia, Cheri A.; Robertson, James (2007). "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas" (PDF). BioScience. 57 (7): 573–583. doi:10.1641/B570707.
- Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
Categories:
- Ecoregions of Kenya
- Lists of ecoregions by country
- Kenya geography-related lists