The following is a list of ecoregions in Mauritania, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Freshwater ecoregions
- Dry Sahel
- Senegal-Gambia Catchments
- Temporary Maghreb
Marine ecoregions
- Sahelian Upwelling
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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