Mediterranean Acacia–Argania dry woodlands

Mediterranean Acacia-Argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets
Argan tree, which is dominant in these woodlands
location of the ecoregion
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeMediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders
Geography
Area99,619 km2 (38,463 sq mi)
Countries
Autonomous community of SpainCanary Islands
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected17,725 km2 (18%)

The Mediterranean AcaciaArgania dry woodlands and succulent thickets is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in North Africa centered mainly on Morocco but also including northwestern Western Sahara and the eastern Canary Islands.