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The three eco-climatic zones (Sahelian zone: < 600mm/a, Sudano-Sahelian zone: 600–900 mm/a and Sudanian zone: > 900 mm/a) are defined by the annual rainfall [4] and are represented in this map by the bioclimatic variable 12 from the WorldClim 1.4 dataset [41].
