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ACACIA-COMMIPHORA WOODLAND ECOSYSTEM The Acacia-Commiphora ecosystem is known for its varying soils, topography, and diverse biotic and ecological elements. These plant species are with e...
AFROALPINE AND SUB-AFROALPINE ECOSYSTEM The areas which on the average higher than 3200 meters above sea level (m.a.s.l) are generally referred to as the Afroalpine and Subafroalpine (Hedber...
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM Aquatic in literal meaning refers to water. As an ecosystem, widely taken, it includes freshwater (rivers, reservoirs and lakes), marine (oceans and s...
COMBRETUM-TERMINALIA WOODLAND ECOSYSTEM The geology of the Combretum-Terminalia ecosystem is characterized by extensive Late Tertiary that covers the pre-cambrian rocks that underlie all the...
DESERT AND SEMI-DESERT SCRUBLAND ECOSYSTEM It is a very dry zone vulnerable to wind and water erosion even with little or no pressure on the vegetation from grazing. The vegetation consists of ...
DRY EVERGREEN MONTANE FOREST Typical dry evergreen montane forests in Ethiopia are situated on highlands and mountain chains with the following locations: the Chilimo forest (38°...
LOWLAND TROPICAL FOREST ECOSYSTEM The Lowland Forest Ecosystem was first described by Chaffey (1979) as Lowland Forest that is comparable to the Moist Semi-deciduous Forest of Gana and...
MONATANE GRASSLAND ECOSYTEM The montane grassland ecosystem is distinguished from other types of ecosystems by its physiognomy, floristic composition and ecology. It consists of ...
MONTANE MOIST FOREST ECOSYSTEM The montane moist forest ecosystem comprises high forests of the country mainly the southwest forests, which are the wettest, and also the humid fores...
WETLAND ECOSYSTEM Ethiopia possesses a great diversity of wetland ecosystem (swamps, marshes, flood plains, natural or artificial ponds, high mountains lake and micro-d...

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