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are the principal grass species. Where rainfall is lower, the
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301:Somali montane xeric woodlands
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417:Yangudi Rassa National Park
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445:Babille Elephant Sanctuary
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457:Malka Mari National Park
354:Dactyloctenium aegyptium
545:Afrotropical ecoregions
461:Alifuuto Nature Reserve
441:Chelbi Wildlife Reserve
555:Ecoregions of Ethiopia
522:. World Wildlife Fund.
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421:Nechisar National Park
231:bushlands and thickets
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550:Ecoregions of Eritrea
389:Dorcatragus megalotis
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323:The ecoregion has a
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560:Ecoregions of Kenya
425:Awash National Park
259:Ethiopian Highlands
203:Conservation status
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397:Damaliscus hunteri
381:Ammodorcas clarkei
329:hot desert climate
453:Yabello Sanctuary
429:Omo National Park
365:Acacia–Commiphora
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255:Commiphora
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342:Acacia
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