Blogs posted from this ecoregion:
- Out of Africa in Morocco (January 2026)
This ecoregion occupies interior plateaus and mountain ranges of the Maghreb region, from Morocco eastward to the Alexandria region of Egypt, lying generally between the coastal Mediterranean woodlands and forests to the north and the Sahara to the south.
The ecoregion is bordered to the north (in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya) by the reddish Mediterranean Woodlands and Forests (PA1214) and to the south by the light beige North Saharan Steppe and Woodlands (PA1321).
Description of the Ecoregion
Adapted from the ecoregion’s Wikipedia page, at higher elevations on the plateau, different types of steppe vegetation dominate depending on soil conditions. For example, in the slopes and foothills of the Atlas Mountains there is a steppe dominated by Stipa tenacissima whereas Artemisia herba-alba dominates in where there are silty slopes and depressions; Lygeum spartum steppe grows in sandy soils. Where sand accumulates or in depressions there is a mosaic of vegetation type.
Birds of the Ecoregion
Wikipedia notes that the fauna lacks endemism and most species found are widespread.
Resources for the Ecoregion Birder
No particular resources have yet been identified.
DJG: 0 spp. (April 2025)