There are eight ecoregions in Algeria: - Mediterranean woodlands
and forests - Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests -
Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe - Saharan halophytics -
North Saharan steppe and woodlands - Sahara desert - West
Saharan montane xeric woodlands - South Saharan steppe and
woodlands The Mediterranean woodlands and forests ecoregion
stretches from the coastal plains to the hills of northern
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, and eventually surrounds the Atlas
Mountains. To the north is the Alboran Sea, the westernmost
element of the Mediterranean Sea. The variety of substrates and
climates leads to a diverse mix of vegetation including holm oak
forests, cork oak forests, wild olive and carob woodlands, as
well as extensive Berber thuya forest. This old, endemic North
African conifer species is representative of the great diversity
and endemism of both flora and fauna in this ecoregion. Reptile
diversity is high and the region harbors charismatic large
mammals, including the rare and endan