Guinean forest–savanna mosaic

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The Guinean forest–savanna mosaic is a broad West and Central African ecoregion characterized by a patchwork of tropical forests and savannas that forms a transitional zone between dense rainforest and open grassland.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afrotropical ecoregion ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ
tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ⓘ
borders Congolian forests ⓘ
linked to: Congo Rainforest

East Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna

Guinean moist forests ⓘ
West Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
characterizedBy fire-influenced vegetation dynamics ⓘ
gradients in rainfall from coast to interior ⓘ
patchwork of forest and savanna ⓘ
extendsThrough Benin ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
Central African Republic ⓘ
Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ
Guinea ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
Sierra Leone ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ
Togo ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
hasBiomeCode AT0710 ⓘ
hasClimate seasonally humid climate ⓘ
tropical savanna climate ⓘ
hasConservationStatus vulnerable ⓘ
hasEcotoneRole transition zone between rainforest and savanna ⓘ
hasSeasonality distinct dry season ⓘ
distinct wet season ⓘ
hasVegetationType gallery forest ⓘ
grassland ⓘ
savanna woodland ⓘ
tropical moist forest patches ⓘ
locatedIn Central Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
partOf Afrotropic biogeographic realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical

Guinean region ⓘ
recognizedBy WWF ⓘ
supports endemics of the Guinean region ⓘ
forest species ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
savanna species ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
bushmeat hunting ⓘ
frequent burning ⓘ
logging ⓘ

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Adamawa Plateau → borders → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
Tsévié → locatedInGeographicalRegion → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic zone ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Gongola River → locatedIn → Nigerian savanna belt ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Mono River basin → ecoregion → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
Bongo–Bagirmi languages → region → Guinea savanna zone ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Oban Hills Division of Cross River National Park → locatedIn → Guineo-Congolian rainforest zone ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Kainji National Park → hasVegetation → Guinea savanna ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
North Central Nigeria → includesPartOf → Guinea savanna ecological zone ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Niokolo-Koba National Park → partOf → Upper Guinea forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Mole National Park → partOf → Guinea savanna zone ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Gun people → culturalRegion → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
Lagoon of Porto-Novo → locatedIn → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Oshun River → partOf → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Oyan River → drainageBasin → Guinea forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion ⓘ
linked to: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic