Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
Al Reem
The suite of ecotypes manifested in the AlReem Biosphere Reserve are representative of those found throughout much of the arid desertlike Middle East biogeographic region The varied habitat types between higher limestone mesas and lowlying sabkha plains encompass all but a few of the key middle eastern desert ecotypes In addition the varied forms of landuse within the Reserve point to a complex mosaic of ecological systems as required by the MAB programme The Reserve encompasses open gravel plain grazing pastures interspersed with waterdraining wadis numerous pointsource irrigated crop farming operations traditional Arabian village communities a limited distribution of commercial and industrial operations wildlife management and breeding centres archaeological ruins traditional artisanal fishing communities date palm plantations and seminomadic animal husbandry
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