Hobyo grasslands and shrublands | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Afrotropic |
Biome | Deserts and xeric shrublands |
Geography | |
Area | 26,200 km2 (10,100 sq mi) |
Country | Somalia |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | vulnerable |
Protected | 0%[1] |
The Hobyo grasslands and shrublands is a desert and xeric scrubland ecoregion in Somalia. The ecoregion includes a belt of coastal dunes, 10 to 15 km wide, along the Indian Ocean coast, extending from north of Hobyo to south of Mogadishu.[2]