West Saharan montane xeric woodlands
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The West Saharan montane xeric woodlands is an ecoregion that extends across several highland regions in the Sahara. Surrounded at lower elevations by the largely barren Sahara, the West Saharan montane xeric woodlands are isolated refuges of plants and animals that can survive in the higher humidity and lower temperatures of the highlands.
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West Saharan montane xeric woodlands | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | deserts and xeric shrublands |
Geography | |
Area | 257,460 km2 (99,410 sq mi) |
Countries | |
Climate type | hot and dry, sometimes extremely so |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | relatively intact |
Protected | 107,606 km2 (42%)[1] |
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