List of ecoregions in Libya

Tadrart Acacus is a desert area in western Libya. Part of the Sahara, it is one of the most arid ecoregions of Libya.

The following is a list of ecoregions in Libya, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Terrestrial ecoregions

Palearctic

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Flooded grasslands and savannas

  • Saharan halophytics

Freshwater ecoregions

  • Permanent Maghreb
  • Temporary Maghreb
  • Dry Sahel

Marine ecoregions

  • Levantine Sea
  • Tunisian Plateau/Gulf of Sidra

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.
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