Back السهوب والغابات في جنوب الصحراء الكبرى Arabic Estepes i boscos del Sàhara meridional Catalan Sud-saharaj stepo kaj duonarbaroj Esperanto Estepa y sabana arbolada del Sahara meridional Spanish Steppe et forêts claires du Sud du Sahara French Steppa e boscaglie del Sahara meridionale Italian Южно-сахарские степи и редколесья Russian Південносахарські степи та рідколісся Ukrainian

South Saharan steppe and woodlands

South Saharan steppe and woodlands
Dar al-Manasir, Sudan
center
map of the South Saharan steppe and woodlands
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeDeserts and xeric shrublands
Geography
Area1,101,700 km2 (425,400 sq mi)
Countries
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Conservation
Conservation statusrelatively intact

The South Saharan steppe and woodlands, also known as the South Sahara desert, is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of northern Africa. This band is a transitional region between the Sahara's very arid center (the Sahara desert ecoregion) to the north, and the wetter Sahelian Acacia savanna ecoregion to the south.[1] In pre-modern times, the grasslands were grazed by migratory gazelles and other ungulates after the rainfalls. More recently, over-grazing by domestic livestock have degraded the territory.[1] Despite the name of the ecoregion, there are few 'woodlands' in the area; those that exist are generally acacia and shrubs along rivers and in wadis.[2]

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