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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or designating the biogeographic region that includes sub-Saharan Africa and the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula.
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The park lies on the boundary between the Afrotropical and Palaearctic biogeographic realms on a coast of nutrient-rich offshore waters teeming with phytoplankton.
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At least 249 bird species have been recorded, from both Palaearctic and Afrotropical realms, several species from each being at the limits of their distribution.
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The area corresponds to Zohary's geobotanical zone of Acacietea tortilis sub-sudanicain the Afrotropical realm.
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This permanent shallow lake expands dramatically with seasonal floods, providing a vital refuge for birds migrating between the Palearctic and Afrotropical realms, and for resident animals.
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Review of the protected areas system in the Afrotropical realm.
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Many biogeographical studies, including a number of those cited in the MA, refer to eight terrestrial biogeographic realms — Australasian, Antarctic, Afrotropical, Indo-Malayan, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oceania, and Palearctic — and to biomes.
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Review of the protected areas system in the Afrotropical realm.
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Review of the protected areas system in the Afrotropical realm.
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This region is also the meeting point of the Afrotropical and South Indian floras.
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As the climate warmed, these highlands were recolonized, resulting in a biota with a combination of Palearctic and Afrotropical influences.
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