Guinean forest–savanna mosaic

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Afrotropical ecoregion ecoregion tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

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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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Guinean forest–savanna mosaic canonical 2
Guinea savanna 1
Guinea savanna ecological zone 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afrotropical ecoregion ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ
tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ⓘ
borders Congolian forests NERFINISHED ⓘ
East Sudanian savanna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guinean moist forests NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Sudanian savanna NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy fire-influenced vegetation dynamics ⓘ
gradients in rainfall from coast to interior ⓘ
patchwork of forest and savanna ⓘ
extendsThrough Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Afrotropic biogeographic realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guinean region NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy WWF NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports endemics of the Guinean region ⓘ
forest species ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
savanna species ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
bushmeat hunting ⓘ
frequent burning ⓘ
logging ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Adamawa Plateau → borders → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
Tsévié → locatedInGeographicalRegion → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinean forest–savanna mosaic zone
Gongola River → locatedIn → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian savanna belt
Mono River basin → ecoregion → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
Bongo–Bagirmi languages → region → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinea savanna zone
Oban Hills Division of Cross River National Park → locatedIn → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guineo-Congolian rainforest zone
Kainji National Park → hasVegetation → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinea savanna
North Central Nigeria → includesPartOf → Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinea savanna ecological zone