subarid

Humbert's (1955) southern vegetation domain was used to delineate the Spiny Thicket ecoregion, with the remaining extent of Cornet's subarid bioclimate defined as the Succulent Woodland.

Madagascar succulent woodlands 2008

This ecoregion forms the northern part of the subarid bioclimate zone of Cornet.

Madagascar succulent woodlands 2008

These and many others are conservation projects only indirectly, but they intimate a thought of the future as do the heavy appropriations for the reclamation of arid and subarid regions, the government having spent seventy million dollars [Footnote: To June 1, 1912.] in such undertakings, making "one hand wash the other," as our saying is; that is, making the well-watered regions meet the expense of watering the arid.

The French in the Heart of America John Finley 1901

The linework for this ecoregion was adopted from the ‘Northeastern mountain grassland,’ ‘Southeastern mountain grassland,’ ‘moist upland grassland,’ ‘short mistbelt grassland,’ ‘west cold highveld grassland,’ ‘coast-hinterland bushveld,’ ‘[[Natal central bushveld], ’’subarid thorn bushveld,’ ‘eastern thorn bushveld,’ and ‘Natal lowveld bushveld’ units of Low and Rebelo.

Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests 2008

Extending from Morombe to Tolagnaro along the southwest coast of Madagascar, this ecoregion is based primarily on Humbert’s (1955) southern vegetation domain, within Cornet’s (1974) larger ‘subarid’ bioclimate.

Madagascar spiny thickets 2008

It was finally decided to use Humbert’s linework for the spiny thicket ecoregion, but form an additional ecoregion defined by the remaining extent of Cornet’s subarid bioclimate, as it shares floral affinities with both the spiny thicket and western dry-deciduous forest, yet contains distinct assemblages.

Madagascar spiny thickets 2008