29:
41:
326:
242:. In these areas it is possible to cultivate fodder and food crops. Such agriculture may not be possible every year and thus farmers shift to follow the rainfall. Pupulation densities are low and most of the population is somewhat nomadic, however, there are some permanent settlements in coastal towns where the main economic activity is fishing.
223:
The climate of the region is arid and annual rainfall is between 100 and 300 mm. The rainfall occurs mainly during the winter months, normally as intermittent storms. It can get as cold as 0°C during the winter and temperatures can climb to 40 °C during the summer months, the mean annual
311:
274:
250:
At higher elevations on the plateau, different types of steppe vegetation dominate depending on soil conditions, for example in the slopes and foothills of the
508:
588:
286:
125:
73:
232:
The human population of these regions is low, settled agriculture is only viable in valleys where there is a supply of water, such as
204:
140:
155:
The
Mediterranean woodlands and forests occupy an area of 291,700 square kilometers (112,600 sq mi) in
272:
steppe grows in sandy soils. Where sand accumulates there is a mosaic of vegetation types including patches of
583:
543:
538:
533:
518:
513:
528:
523:
207:
and the Sahara. The easternmost portion of the ecoregion is a small coastal enclave lying just west of the
568:
563:
548:
573:
28:
558:
553:
425:
430:
297:. In depressions the vegetation includes a scrub consisting of the Mount Atlas mastic tree
262:
354:
8:
417:
56:
342:
and most species found are widespread. There are abundant small mammals including many
299:
256:
578:
368:
347:
280:
195:. Further east, several enclaves of the ecoregion lie nearer the coast. In western
487:
462:
251:
389:
305:
268:
502:
375:
361:
192:
184:
175:. The main portion of the ecoregions extends from the southern slopes of the
381:, and these are mixed with mammals which have more European origins such as
196:
132:
410:
403:
343:
212:
208:
188:
176:
61:
382:
200:
128:
16:
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion of North Africa
339:
291:
40:
402:. These European affinities are echoed in the herpetofauna where
396:
180:
164:
160:
156:
136:
112:
108:
96:
144:
325:
317:
172:
168:
104:
100:
68:
266:
dominates in where there are silty slopes and depressions;
238:
183:
and
Tunisia, where it meets the Mediterranean shore at the
135:. It occupies interior plateaus and mountain ranges of the
436:
occurred in this region but is now largely extirpated.
236:, depressions with good quality soil, and the beds of
374:still have populations in the region, as does the
45:map of the Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe
500:
199:it lies to the Mediterranean shore, and on the
139:region, lying generally between the coastal
509:Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
187:. In Algeria, it lies south of the coastal
126:Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
74:Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
88:291,700 km (112,600 sq mi)
488:"Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe"
463:"Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe"
324:
33:Steppe landscape near Médenine, Tunisia
501:
203:peninsula it forms a belt between the
122:Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe
22:Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe
589:Ecoregions of the Mediterranean Basin
457:
455:
453:
451:
449:
423:mixed with the African common toad
205:Mediterranean woodlands and forests
141:Mediterranean woodlands and forests
13:
446:
224:temperature is around 18 °C.
14:
600:
480:
191:, covering the high plateau and
39:
27:
254:there is a steppe dominated by
1:
439:
227:
7:
211:in Egypt, near the city of
10:
605:
245:
218:
179:in eastern Morocco across
150:
92:
84:
79:
67:
55:
50:
38:
26:
21:
434:Struthio camelus camelus
346:species, the endangered
333:
426:Amietophrynus regularis
494:. World Wildlife Fund.
492:Terrestrial Ecoregions
351:Allactaga tetradactyla
330:
584:Palearctic ecoregions
544:Flora of North Africa
539:Ecoregions of Tunisia
534:Ecoregions of Morocco
519:Ecoregions of Algeria
465:. World Wildlife Fund
431:North African ostrich
328:
312:Asterichus graveolens
275:Thymeleae muicrophila
143:to the north and the
514:Ecoregions of Africa
414:Pelophylax saharicus
329:High Atlas Mountains
263:Artemisia herba-alba
529:Ecoregions of Libya
524:Ecoregions of Egypt
418:European green toad
358:Microtus guentheri
331:
300:Pistacia atlantica
365:Ammotragus lervia
257:Stipa tenacissima
118:
117:
596:
569:Flora of Tunisia
564:Flora of Morocco
549:Flora of Algeria
495:
474:
473:
471:
470:
459:
369:mountain gazelle
348:four-toed jerboa
338:The fauna lacks
281:Aristida pungens
43:
31:
19:
18:
604:
603:
599:
598:
597:
595:
594:
593:
574:Atlas Mountains
499:
498:
486:
483:
478:
477:
468:
466:
461:
460:
447:
442:
372:Gazella cuvieri
336:
252:Atlas Mountains
248:
230:
221:
153:
46:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
602:
592:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
559:Flora of Libya
556:
554:Flora of Egypt
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
497:
496:
482:
481:External links
479:
476:
475:
444:
443:
441:
438:
390:Eurasian otter
355:Günther's vole
335:
332:
306:Ziziphus lotus
269:Lygeum spartum
247:
244:
229:
226:
220:
217:
152:
149:
147:to the south.
116:
115:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
77:
76:
71:
65:
64:
59:
53:
52:
48:
47:
44:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
601:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
506:
504:
493:
489:
485:
484:
464:
458:
456:
454:
452:
450:
445:
437:
435:
432:
428:
427:
422:
419:
415:
412:
408:
407:Natrix natrix
405:
401:
400:Vulpes vulpes
398:
394:
391:
387:
384:
380:
379:Htaena hyaena
377:
376:striped hyena
373:
370:
366:
363:
362:Barbary sheep
359:
356:
352:
349:
345:
341:
327:
323:
321:
319:
314:
313:
308:
307:
302:
301:
296:
293:
289:
288:
283:
282:
277:
276:
271:
270:
265:
264:
259:
258:
253:
243:
241:
240:
235:
225:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
193:Saharan Atlas
190:
186:
185:Gulf of Gabes
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
127:
123:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
95:
91:
87:
83:
78:
75:
72:
70:
66:
63:
60:
58:
54:
49:
42:
37:
30:
25:
20:
491:
467:. Retrieved
433:
424:
421:Bufo viridis
420:
413:
406:
399:
392:
385:
378:
371:
364:
357:
350:
337:
316:
315:and mallows
310:
304:
298:
294:
287:Retama retam
285:
279:
273:
267:
261:
255:
249:
237:
233:
231:
222:
197:Tripolitania
154:
133:North Africa
121:
119:
411:Sahara frog
404:grass snake
393:Lutra lutra
295:Tamarix spp
503:Categories
469:2016-11-27
440:References
386:Sus scrofa
228:Settlement
213:Alexandria
209:Nile Delta
189:Tell Atlas
177:High Atlas
62:Palearctic
383:wild boar
292:tamarisks
290:, and of
201:Cyrenaica
129:ecoregion
93:Countries
80:Geography
416:and the
353:and the
340:endemism
260:whereas
579:Maghreb
397:red fox
246:Habitat
219:Climate
181:Algeria
165:Tunisia
161:Algeria
157:Morocco
151:Setting
137:Maghreb
113:Tunisia
109:Morocco
97:Algeria
51:Ecology
429:. The
344:gerbil
171:, and
145:Sahara
334:Fauna
318:Malva
239:wadis
234:dayas
173:Egypt
169:Libya
124:is a
105:Libya
101:Egypt
69:Biome
57:Realm
395:and
367:and
120:The
85:Area
320:spp
131:of
505::
490:.
448:^
409:,
388:,
360:.
322:.
309:,
303:,
284:,
278:,
215:.
167:,
163:,
159:,
111:,
107:,
103:,
99:,
472:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
