Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe

Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe
Steppe landscape near Médenine, Tunisia
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map of the Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeMediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Geography
Area291,700 km2 (112,600 sq mi)
CountriesAlgeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

The Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion of North Africa. It occupies interior plateaus and mountain ranges of the Maghreb region, lying generally between the coastal Mediterranean woodlands and forests to the north and the Sahara to the south.