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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.
Pages in category "Ecoregions of South Africa" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The terrestrial scheme divides the Earth's land surface into 8 biogeographic realms, containing 867 smaller ecoregions. Each ecoregion is classified into one of 14 major habitat types, or biomes. In 2017 the WWF team revised ecosystem names and boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula, drier African regions, and Southeastern United States. [1]
Nine South African marine bioregions were defined in the South African National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment (NSBA) 2004. [4] The five inshore bioregions of 2004 were consolidated to four in the 2011 assessment. The Namaqua and southwestern Cape inshore bioregions became the southern Benguela shelf ecoregion.
List of ecoregions in South Africa; ... List of ecoregions in the United States: Environmental Protection Agency version; World Wildlife Fund version;
1 List of ecoregions. 2 References. ... South Africa: Australasian deserts ... United States: Columbia Plateau shrublands: Canada, United States:
Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve – Wetland reserve in the Free State, South Africa; St Lucia System – South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline; Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland – Marine conservation area in northern kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa
The ecoregion, which is South Africa's smallest in area, covers two separate enclaves. The Knysna forest extends along the coast between 22°E and 25°E, generally along 34°S in a region called the Garden Route. The KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic lies along the coast to the north-east.