Sahel–Central African forest transition zone

E397875

ecological transition zone ecoregion

The Sahel–Central African forest transition zone is an ecological belt in central Africa where the dry Sahelian savannas gradually give way to the dense tropical rainforests of the Congo Basin.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Sahel–Central African forest transition zone canonical	1
Sahel–Congo forest transition zone	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecological transition zone ⓘ ecoregion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sahel–Central African forest transition zone ⓘ surface form: Sahel–Congo forest transition zone
biodiversity	mix of Sahelian, Sudanian, and Congolian species ⓘ
biome	tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ⓘ tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ
borders	Congo Rainforest ⓘ surface form: Congolian rainforests Sahel ⓘ Sudan savanna ⓘ surface form: Sudanian savanna
characterizedBy	gradual transition from dry savanna to dense tropical rainforest ⓘ
climate	sub-humid tropical climate ⓘ tropical savanna climate ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Burkina Faso ⓘ Cameroon ⓘ Central African Republic ⓘ Chad ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Senegal ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ
ecologicalFunction	buffer between arid Sahel and humid Congo Basin ⓘ corridor for species movement between savanna and forest ⓘ
ecoregionType	savanna-forest mosaic ⓘ
fireRegime	frequent bush fires ⓘ
hydrology	contains headwaters and tributaries of Congo Basin rivers ⓘ includes seasonal streams and wetlands ⓘ
landUse	extensive pastoralism ⓘ rainfed agriculture ⓘ
latitudinalOrientation	east–west belt across central Africa ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Africa ⓘ surface form: central Africa
northernLimit	drier Sahelian and Sudanian savannas ⓘ
partOf	Afrotropical ⓘ surface form: Afrotropical realm
rainfallPattern	strong north–south gradient in annual rainfall ⓘ
separates	Congo Rainforest ⓘ surface form: Congo Basin rainforest Sahel ⓘ
soilType	generally nutrient-poor tropical soils ⓘ
southernLimit	evergreen and semi-evergreen Congo Basin forests ⓘ
threat	agricultural expansion ⓘ climate change ⓘ deforestation ⓘ overgrazing ⓘ
vegetation	forest islands ⓘ gallery forests ⓘ mixture of grasses and scattered trees ⓘ wooded savanna ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ubangi-Shari territory → geographicalRegion → Sahel–Central African forest transition zone ⓘ

subject surface form: Ubangi-Shari

Sahel–Central African forest transition zone → alsoKnownAs → Sahel–Central African forest transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sahel–Congo forest transition zone