Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic

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ecoregion forest–savanna mosaic tropical ecoregion

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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cuvette Congolaise ecoregion	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecoregion ⓘ forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ tropical ecoregion ⓘ
biogeographicRealm	Afrotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
biome	tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands ⓘ
borderedBy	Angolan miombo woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests NERFINISHED ⓘ Central African mangroves NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Congolian lowland forests ⓘ Northern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic (other subunits) NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Congolian swamp forests NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Central African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Gabon ⓘ Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecoregionCode	AT0726 ⓘ
fauna	African forest elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ chimpanzee ⓘ gorilla ⓘ various antelope species ⓘ
flora	savanna grasses ⓘ tropical broadleaf trees ⓘ
governingBody	WWF Global 200 ecoregions framework NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
threatenedBy	agricultural expansion ⓘ bushmeat hunting ⓘ deforestation ⓘ uncontrolled burning ⓘ
transitionBetween	Angolan miombo woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Congolian lowland forests NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic NERFINISHED ⓘ
vegetation	gallery forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ mosaic of forests and savannas ⓘ wooded savannas ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Batéké Plateau → ecoregion → Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ

Cuvette Centrale → partOf → Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuvette Congolaise ecoregion