Permanent Maghreb

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The Permanent Maghreb is a freshwater ecoregion of North Africa. The Permanent Maghreb ecoregion covers and area of 950,180 square kilometers, and extends across portions of Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. It occupies the Mediterranean Climate region of northern Africa, and is characterized by rivers and streams which flow on the surface year-round. The ecoregion is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, and to the south by the Temporary Maghreb freshwater ecoregion, which covers the northern portion of the Sahara and is characterized by temporary or seasonally-flowing rivers and streams.

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• Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.