0 a region that has a particular type of natural environment and natural features. It is usually defined as smaller than an ecozone: --
Its ecoregion consists of chaparral forest and shrub.
The other major habitat type in the ecoregion is the "shola" -grassland complex, found at elevations of 1,900 to 2,220 m.
It was founded in 1934 to protect animals and vegetation in three ecoregions: savannah, mountain and swamp.
The ecoregion has an area of 48,200km2 sqmi.
The habitats of the ecoregion are constantly modified by natural processes.
The higher elevation gives the ecoregion a subtropical to temperate climate, in contrast to the dry tropical climate of the lowlands.
An ecoregion is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than an ecozone.
The climate of the ecoregion is tropical, and varies from humid to arid.
