- Source: List of ecoregions in South Africa
The following is a list of ecoregions in South Africa, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions
Listed by major habitat type
= Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
=Knysna-Amatole montane forests – Ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic – Subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic – Subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion on the Indian Ocean coast of Southern Africa.
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic – Tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
= Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
=Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands – Ecoregion in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and ZimbabwePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Southern Africa bushveld – Sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Zambezian and mopane woodlands – Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of southeastern Africa.
= Montane grasslands and shrublands
=Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands – High altitude ecoregion in South Africa
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests – Mountain range in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Highveld grasslands – Geographic region of the South African inland plateauPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets – Montane shrubland ecoregion in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
= Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
=Albany thickets – Afrotropic terrestrial ecoregion of dense woodland in South Africa
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld – Shrubland and heathland ecoregion of southwestern South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Montane fynbos and renosterveld – Shrubland and heathland ecoregion of southwestern South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
= Deserts and xeric shrublands
=Kalahari xeric savanna – Semi-arid sandy savanna ecoregion in Southern Africa
Nama Karoo – Xeric shrubland ecoregion on the central plateau of South Africa and Namibia
Succulent Karoo – Desert ecoregion of South Africa and Namibia
= Tundra
=Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra – Ecoregion of several subantarctic islands in the southern Indian Ocean
= Mangroves
=Southern Africa mangroves – Ecoregion of mangrove swamps in rivers and estuaries on the eastern coast of South Africa
Freshwater ecoregions
by bioregion
= Zambezi
=Kalahari – Semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Zambezian Lowveld
= Southern Temperate
=Amatole-Winterberg Highlands
Cape Fold
Drakensberg-Maloti Highlands
Karoo
Southern Kalahari
Southern Temperate Highveld
Western Orange
Marine ecoregions
Benguela ecoregion – Ecoregion off the coast of South Africa
Agulhas ecoregion – Ecoregion off the coast of South Africa
Natal ecoregion – Marine ecoregion on the eastern coast of South Africa
Delagoa ecoregion – Marine ecoregion on the eastern coast of southern Africa
Prince Edward Islands – Two small sub-Antarctic islands belonging to South Africa
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.
Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of ecoregions in South Africa
- List of terrestrial ecoregions (WWF)
- List of freshwater ecoregions in Africa and Madagascar
- List of ecoregions in South Sudan
- Lists of ecoregions by country
- Ecoregions of Madagascar
- List of ecoregions in Spain
- Geography of South Africa
- Marine ecoregion
- Ecoregion
