Tadrart Acacus is a desert area in western Libya. Part of the Sahara, it is one of the most arid ecoregions of Libya.
The following is a list of ecoregions in Libya, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions
Palearctic
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Freshwater ecoregions
- Permanent Maghreb
- Temporary Maghreb
- Dry Sahel
Marine ecoregions
- Levantine Sea
- Tunisian Plateau/Gulf of Sidra
References
- Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573-583.
- Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
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