List of ecoregions in Tanzania
The following is a list of ecoregions in Tanzania, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions[]
by major habitat type
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
- Albertine Rift montane forests
- East African montane forests
- Eastern Arc forests
- Northern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
- Southern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands[]
- Central Zambezian miombo woodlands
- Eastern miombo woodlands
- Itigi–Sumbu thicket
- Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- Serengeti volcanic grasslands
- 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[]
Mangroves[]
- East African mangroves
Freshwater ecoregions[]
by bioregion
Great Lakes[]
Eastern and Coastal[]
- Malagarasi-Moyowosi
- Pangani
- Southern Eastern Rift
Marine ecoregions[]
- East African Coral Coast
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., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573-583. [1]
- Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
Categories:
- Ecoregions of Tanzania
- Lists of ecoregions by country
- Tanzania geography-related lists