Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic

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The Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic is a tropical ecoregion in Central Africa characterized by an intricate patchwork of forests and savannas that supports high biodiversity and serves as a transition zone between dense rainforest and open grasslands.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion ⓘ
forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
tropical ecoregion ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Afrotropical realm ⓘ
linked to: Afrotropical
biome tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands ⓘ
borderedBy Angolan miombo woodlands ⓘ
Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests ⓘ
Central African mangroves ⓘ
Central Congolian lowland forests ⓘ
Northern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic (other subunits) ⓘ
Western Congolian swamp forests ⓘ
characterizedBy ecotone between dense rainforest and open grasslands ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
patchwork of forest and savanna habitats ⓘ
climate Aw climate (Köppen classification) ⓘ
tropical savanna climate ⓘ
contains forest patches ⓘ
rivers and wetlands ⓘ
savanna patches ⓘ
country Angola ⓘ
Central African Republic ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Gabon ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ
ecoregionCode AT0726 ⓘ
fauna African forest elephant ⓘ
chimpanzee ⓘ
gorilla ⓘ
various antelope species ⓘ
flora savanna grasses ⓘ
tropical broadleaf trees ⓘ
governingBody WWF Global 200 ecoregions framework ⓘ
hasConservationStatus Vulnerable (WWF ecoregion assessment) ⓘ
importantFor carbon storage ⓘ
regional climate regulation ⓘ
wildlife corridors between forest blocks ⓘ
locatedIn Africa ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ
partOf Congolian forest–savanna mosaic complex ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
bushmeat hunting ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
uncontrolled burning ⓘ
transitionBetween Angolan miombo woodlands ⓘ
Central Congolian lowland forests ⓘ
Northern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
vegetation gallery forests ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ
mosaic of forests and savannas ⓘ
wooded savannas ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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Batéké Plateau → ecoregion → Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
Cuvette Centrale → partOf → Cuvette Congolaise ecoregion ⓘ
linked to: Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
Ngam → geographicDistribution → Central African savanna zone ⓘ
linked to: Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
Pousargues’s mongoose → foundInEcoregion → Central African forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
linked to: Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic → partOf → Congolian forest–savanna mosaic complex ⓘ
linked to: Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic → borderedBy → Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic (other subunits) ⓘ
linked to: Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic