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List of ecoregions in Afghanistan

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The following is a list of ecoregions in Afghanistan, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF):

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Temperate coniferous forests

  • East Afghan montane conifer forests

    • Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

  • Gissaro-Alai open woodlands

    • Montane grasslands and shrublands

  • Ghorat-Hazarajat alpine meadow
  • Hindu Kush alpine meadow
  • Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe
  • Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
  • Pamir alpine desert and tundra
  • Sulaiman Range alpine meadows

    • Deserts and xeric shrublands

  • Afghan Mountains semi-desert
  • Badkhiz-Karabil semi-desert
  • Baluchistan xeric woodlands
  • Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands
  • Central Persian desert basins
  • Paropamisus xeric woodlands
  • Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert

    • References

    List of ecoregions in Afghanistan Wikipedia
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