Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands

Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
	Elephant herd, Bwabwata National Park, Namibia
	map of the Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
Ecology
Realm	Afrotropic
Biome	Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Geography
Area	264,400 km2 (102,100 sq mi)
Countries	Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Conservation
Conservation status	vulnerable

The Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands is an ecoregion in Africa. It includes dry deciduous forest and woodland, thicket, and grassland, dominated by the tree Baikiaea plurijuga. The ecoregion has a semi-arid climate, and is a transition between more humid miombo woodlands to the north, and the drier Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands to the south.[1]

References

Burgess, Neil; Hales, Jennifer D'Amico; Underwood, Emma; Dinerstein, Eric [in German]; Olson, David; Illanga, Itoua; Schipper, Jan; Ricketts, Taylor; Newman, Kate (2004). Terrestrial ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar – a conservation assessment. Washington DC: Island Press.

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[1] Burgess, Neil; Hales, Jennifer D'Amico; Underwood, Emma; Dinerstein, Eric [in German]; Olson, David; Illanga, Itoua; Schipper, Jan; Ricketts, Taylor; Newman, Kate (2004). Terrestrial ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar – a conservation assessment. Washington DC: Island Press.