List of ecoregions in Gabon
The following is a list of ecoregions in the Gabon, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests
- Northwestern Congolian lowland forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
- Western Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
Mangroves
Freshwater ecoregions
by bioregion
West Coastal Equatorial
- Central West Coastal Equatorial
- Southern West Coastal Equatorial
Marine ecoregions
- Gulf of Guinea Central
References
- Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573–583.
- Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Toham, Andre Kamdem et al., eds. (2006). A Vision for Biodiversity Conservation in Central Africa: Biological Priorities for Conservation in the Guinean-Congolian Forest and Freshwater Region. World Wildlife Fund, Washington DC. Page A-52.
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