Mediterranean Acacia–Argania dry woodlands
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The Mediterranean Acacia–Argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in North Africa centered mainly on Morocco but also including northwestern Western Sahara and the eastern Canary Islands.
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Mediterranean Acacia-Argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets | |
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Argan tree, which is dominant in these woodlands | |
![]() location of the ecoregion | |
Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 99,619 km2 (38,463 sq mi) |
Countries | |
Autonomous community of Spain | Canary Islands |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered[1] |
Protected | 17,725 km2 (18%)[2] |
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