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Nama Karoo is a xeric shrubland ecoregion located on the central plateau of South Africa and Namibia. It occupies most of the interior of the western half of South Africa and extends into the southern interior of Namibia. == Climate == The climate tends to be volatile and very harsh. Droughts are frequent with rain primarily falling in the summer. Rainfall can also be varied with it fluctuating between per year. Rainfall is known to be highly seasonal, peaking between December and March. It tends to decrease from the east to west and from north to south. The variability in the inter-annual rainfall also tends to increase with increasing aridity. 〔 Desmet, P.G., and R.M. Cowling. 1999. The climate of the Karoo – A functional approach. Pages 3-16 in W.R.J. Dean and S.J. Milton. The Karoo. Ecological patterns and processes. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.〕 Temperature variations as large as between day and night are common. Mean maximum temperatures in the mid-summer (January) exceeds , while mean minimum mid-winter (July) temperatures are below freezing.〔 Werger, M.J.A. 1978. Biogeographical divisions of southern Africa. Pages 231-99 in M.J.A. Werger and W. Junk, editors. Biogeography and ecology of southern Africa. The Hague. 〕 == See Also == * Karoo National Park * Geography of South Africa * Camdeboo National Park * Karoo District Municipality * Central Karoo District Municipality * Karoo Ice Age * Geography of Namibia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nama Karoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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