Montane grasslands and shrublands
Montane grasslands and shrublands are a
This biome includes high elevation (
The plants and animals of tropical montane páramos display striking adaptations to cool, wet conditions and intense sunlight. Around the world, characteristic plants of these habitats display features such as
The páramos of the northern Andes are the most extensive examples of this habitat type. Although ecoregion biotas are most diverse in the Andes, these ecosystems are distinctive wherever they occur in the tropics. The heathlands and moorlands of East Africa (e.g., Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Rwenzori Mountains), Mount Kinabalu of Borneo, and the Central Range of New Guinea are all limited in extent, isolated, and support endemic plants and animals.[1]
Drier subtropical montane grasslands, savannas, and woodlands include the Ethiopian Highlands, the Zambezian montane grasslands and woodlands, and the montane habitats of southeastern Africa.[1][2][3]
The montane grasslands of the
Montane grassland and shrubland ecoregions
Angolan montane forest–grassland mosaic | Angola |
Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands | Angola |
Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands
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Lesotho, South Africa |
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
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Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini (Swaziland) |
East African montane moorlands | Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest–grassland mosaic
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Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands | Ethiopia, Sudan |
Ethiopian montane moorlands | Ethiopia, Sudan |
Highveld grasslands
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Lesotho, South Africa |
Jos Plateau forest–grassland mosaic
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Nigeria |
Madagascar ericoid thickets | Madagascar |
Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets | Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini (Swaziland) |
Rwenzori–Virunga montane moorlands | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda |
South Malawi montane forest–grassland mosaic | Malawi, Mozambique |
Southern Rift montane forest–grassland mosaic | Malawi, Tanzania |
Australian Alps montane grasslands | Australia |
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea |
Southland montane grasslands | New Zealand |
Kinabalu montane alpine meadows
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Malaysia |
See also
- Montane ecosystems – Ecosystems found in mountains
- Steppe – Ecoregion of plain grasslands without trees
References
- ^ a b c d e f This article incorporates text available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. World Wide Fund for Nature. "Montane Grasslands and Shrubland Ecoregions". Archived from the original on 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ISBN 9789061930839.
- ^ White, F (1983). The vegetation of Africa: A descriptive memoir to accompany the UNESCO/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa. Natural Resources Research. Vol. 20. Paris, France: UNESCO.
External links
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