Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets

E113473

ecoregion savanna ecoregion terrestrial ecoregion tropical shrubland

The Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets are a dry tropical shrubland and savanna ecoregion in the Horn of Africa, characterized by drought-adapted Acacia and Commiphora vegetation and high levels of endemic wildlife.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets canonical	1
Somali–Masai regional mosaic of savannas	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecoregion ⓘ savanna ecoregion ⓘ terrestrial ecoregion ⓘ tropical shrubland ⓘ
biome	tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands ⓘ
characterizedBy	drought-adapted woody vegetation ⓘ sparse herbaceous layer ⓘ thorny shrubs and trees ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ
conservationStatus	vulnerable ⓘ
dominantGenus	Acacia ⓘ Commiphora ⓘ
ecoregionCodeSystem	WWF ecoregion classification ⓘ surface form: WWF ecoregions
faunalCharacteristic	adaptation to arid conditions ⓘ
floralCharacteristic	deciduous drought-tolerant trees ⓘ resin-producing Commiphora species ⓘ
hasBiodiversityValue	important habitat for arid-adapted birds ⓘ important habitat for large mammals ⓘ
hasEndemismLevel	high plant endemism ⓘ high vertebrate endemism ⓘ
hasFragmentation	increasing habitat fragmentation ⓘ
hasHumanPressure	high in accessible areas ⓘ
hasSeasonality	strongly seasonal rainfall ⓘ
locatedIn	Djibouti ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Horn of Africa ⓘ Horn of Africa ⓘ surface form: Horn of Africa biodiversity hotspot Kenya ⓘ Somalia ⓘ
notableEndemicTaxa	antelope species ⓘ reptile species ⓘ
partOf	Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Somali–Masai regional mosaic of savannas
rainfallPattern	bimodal rainfall ⓘ
realm	Afrotropical ⓘ surface form: Afrotropical realm
soilType	calcareous soils ⓘ shallow stony soils ⓘ
threat	agricultural expansion ⓘ charcoal production ⓘ overgrazing by livestock ⓘ recurrent drought ⓘ woody vegetation clearance ⓘ
typicalLandUse	extensive livestock grazing ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ
vegetationType	dry tropical shrubland ⓘ savanna ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Horn of Africa → hasEcoregion → Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets ⓘ

Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets → partOf → Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Somali–Masai regional mosaic of savannas