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The Nama Karoo of Namibia has the world's richest desert fauna. [8] The Chihuahuan desert and Central Mexican matorral are the richest deserts in the Neotropics. [9] The Carnarvon xeric shrublands of Australia are a regional center for endemism. [1] The Sonoran and Baja deserts of Mexico are unusual desert communities dominated by giant ...
The Sonoran Desert is a desert located in the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. It is the second largest hot desert in North America. Its total area is 120,000 sq mi (310,000 km 2). The Mojave Desert is the hottest desert in North America, located primarily in southeastern California and Southern Nevada.
Pages in category "Deserts and xeric shrublands in the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Xeric or desert scrublands occur in the world's deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregions or in fast-draining sandy soils in more humid regions. These scrublands are characterized by plants with adaptations to the dry climate, which include small leaves to limit water loss, thorns to protect them from grazing animals, succulent leaves or stems ...
Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan: Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert: Oman, United Arab Emirates: Hobyo grasslands and shrublands: Somalia: Ile Europa and Bassas da India xeric scrub: Bassas da India, Europa: Kalahari xeric savanna: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa: Kaokoveld desert: Angola ...
Deserts and xeric shrublands: Great Basin shrub steppe: California: Nearctic: Deserts and xeric shrublands: Great Basin shrub steppe: Idaho: Nearctic: Deserts and xeric shrublands: Great Basin shrub steppe: Nevada: Nearctic: Deserts and xeric shrublands: Great Basin shrub steppe: Utah: Nearctic: Deserts and xeric shrublands: Mojave Desert ...
Level III subdivides the continent into 182 ecoregions; of these, seven lay partly within Arkansas's borders. Level IV is a further subdivision of Level III ecoregions. There are 32 Level IV ecoregions in Arkansas, [2] many of which continue into adjacent areas in the neighboring states of Oklahoma, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee ...
Pine forest near Lake Winona (Arkansas); part of Ouachita National Forest. Mammoth Spring: 1972: Fulton: State The largest first magnitude spring in Arkansas, it is connected underground to the Grand Gulf State Park in Missouri. Roaring Branch Research Natural Area