Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP
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Table.3. Udvardy.Realms,.Provinces.<strong>and</strong>.<br />
. . . . Biomes.Present.in.<strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />
Realms/Provinces<br />
Palaearctic Realm<br />
Biomes<br />
Hindu Kush Highl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Province<br />
Anatolian-Iranian Desert<br />
Province<br />
Pamir-Tian-Shan Highl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Province<br />
Mixed Mountain <strong>and</strong><br />
Highl<strong>and</strong> Biome<br />
Cold Continental Desert<br />
<strong>and</strong> Semidesert Biome<br />
Mixed Mountain <strong>and</strong><br />
Highl<strong>and</strong> Biome<br />
Turanian Province Cold Continental Desert<br />
<strong>and</strong> Semidesert Biome<br />
Iranian Desert Province Warm Desert <strong>and</strong><br />
Semidesert Biome<br />
Himalayan Highl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Province<br />
Indo-Malayan Realm<br />
Indo-Ganges Monsoon<br />
Province<br />
Mixed Mountain <strong>and</strong><br />
Highl<strong>and</strong> Biome<br />
Tropical <strong>and</strong> Subtropical<br />
Moist Broadleaf Forests<br />
the.Indus.River..This.boundary.corresponds.to.the.<br />
interface.<strong>of</strong>.the.Indian.<strong>and</strong>.Palaearctic.tectonic.<br />
plates.that.first.collided.15.million.years.ago..The.<br />
Indian.plate.is.still.sliding.northeast.causing.uplift.<br />
resulting.in.the.Himalaya,.Hindu.Kush,.Karakorum.<br />
<strong>and</strong>. Tien. Shan. Ranges. <strong>and</strong>. in. the. frequent.<br />
earthquakes.in.the.region..<br />
Most. Afghan. plant. <strong>and</strong>. animal. species. are.<br />
Eurasian.in.origin,.whereas.just.over.the.border.in.<br />
Pakistan.species.are.predominantly.Indo-Malayan..<br />
Nevertheless,.many.elements.<strong>of</strong>.the.Indo-Malayan.<br />
fauna.<strong>and</strong>.flora.have.dispersed.into.<strong>Afghanistan</strong>..<br />
The. small. area. <strong>of</strong>. the. lower. Kabul. Valley. is.<br />
considered. to. be. the. Indus-Ganges. Monsoon.<br />
Forest.Province.(Tropical.dry.or.deciduous.forest.<br />
biome).<strong>of</strong>.the.Indo-Malayan.Realm..<br />
Habibi. (2003. p.. 10). presents. a. simplified.<br />
map. <strong>of</strong>. <strong>Afghanistan</strong>’s. bio-geographic. regions.<br />
Table.4. Comparison.<strong>of</strong>..Differing.Biogeographic.Classifications.for.<strong>Afghanistan</strong><br />
Udvardy Habibi Takhtajan<br />
Palaearctic Realm<br />
Monsoon Forests<br />
Holarctic Kingdom<br />
Himalayan Highl<strong>and</strong> Province<br />
The forests <strong>of</strong> Kunar <strong>and</strong> Paktya coming under the Irano-Turanian Region<br />
The forested region <strong>of</strong> eastern <strong>Afghanistan</strong> influence <strong>of</strong> the monsoon.<br />
Western Himalayan<br />
under the influence <strong>of</strong> the monsoon <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Kabul River valley.<br />
Province<br />
Palaearctic Realm<br />
Central Highl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Holarctic Kingdom<br />
Hindu Kush Region<br />
The Hindu Kush, its auxiliary ranges (Koh-i-Baba, Irano-Turanian Region<br />
The Hindu Kush <strong>and</strong> Koh-i-Baba Ranges. Spinghar <strong>and</strong> Paghman Ranges), <strong>and</strong> the Pamirs. Turkestanian Province<br />
Palaearctic Realm<br />
Holarctic Kingdom<br />
Pamir–Tien Shan Region<br />
Irano-Turanian Region<br />
Eastern half <strong>of</strong> the Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tibetan Province<br />
Palaearctic Realm<br />
Not recognized Holarctic Kingdom<br />
Turanian Region<br />
Irano-Turanian Region<br />
The open woodl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> desert north <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Hindu Kush <strong>and</strong> along the Amu Darya River.<br />
Turkestanian Province<br />
Not recognized Steppe Region<br />
Holarctic Kingdom<br />
Stony deserts forming an extensive arc around the Irano-Turanian Region<br />
Central Highl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Turkestanian Province<br />
Palaearctic Realm<br />
Not recognized Holarctic Kingdom<br />
Anatolian-Iranian Desert Region<br />
Irano-Turanian Region<br />
North-western mid-altitude deserts.<br />
Armeno-Iranian Province<br />
Palaearctic Realm<br />
Southern Desert Region<br />
Holarctic Kingdom<br />
Iranian Desert Region<br />
The Dasht-i-Margo, Registan Desert <strong>and</strong> Seistan Irano-Turanian Region<br />
Low-lying desert in the southwest centred on<br />
the Seistan basin <strong>and</strong> including the Registan<br />
desert.<br />
Basin in the southwest.<br />
Armeno-Iranian Province<br />
Palaearctic Realm<br />
Eastern Intramontane Basin<br />
Holarctic Kingdom<br />
Indus-Ganges Monsoon Forest Region Low elevation area <strong>of</strong> Mediterranean climate between Irano-Turanian Region<br />
Lower valley <strong>of</strong> the Kabul River east <strong>of</strong> Kabul to<br />
the Pakistan border.<br />
the Hindu Kush <strong>and</strong> Spinghar Ranges.<br />
Province not recognized<br />
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