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One of the major ecozones of the world, covering most of the Sub-Saharan African continent.
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Afrotropic ecozone — See Tropical Africa, Sub Saharan Africa for other aspects. The Afrotropic is one of the earth s eight ecozones. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the southern and eastern fringes of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar,… … Wikipedia
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List of ecoregions in Oman — The following is a list of ecoregions in Oman, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).Terrestrial ecoregionsYemen lies on the boundary between two of the world s terrestrial ecozones. The Afrotropic ecozone covers the mountainous… … Wikipedia
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Ecozone — An ecozone or biogeographic realm is the largest scale biogeographic division of the earth s surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals. Ecozones represent large areas of the earth s surface where… … Wikipedia
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