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The Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands is a Desert and xeric shrubland ecoregion in Kenya and Ethiopia. It includes the lowlands around Lake Turkana and the Chalbi Desert east of the lake.[1]

The ecoregion is surrounded by AcaciaCommiphora bushlands and thickets – the Northern AcaciaCommiphora bushlands and thickets to the south and west, and the Somali AcaciaCommiphora bushlands and thickets to the north and east.[2]

Protected areas

Protected areas include Lake Turkana National Parks in Kenya.

References

  1. ^ "Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands". WWF ecoregion profile. Accessed 26 September 2019. [1]
  2. ^ "Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands". WWF ecoregion profile. Accessed 26 September 2019. [2]


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