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    The Central African mangroves ecoregion consists of the largest area of mangrove swamp in Africa, located on the coasts of West Africa, mainly in Nigeria...
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    Tanzania. The mangroves include tall trees, up to 30m. Compared to Central African mangroves of West Africa, mangroves of East Africa have a greater...
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    development of the region. Geographically, the zone is divided with the Central African mangroves in the coastal far south while the major inland ecoregions are–from...
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  • South South in the east with the North Central to the north. The South West is split with the Central African mangroves in the coastal far south while the...
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    as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the Central African mangroves in the coastal far south and the Cross–Niger transition forests...
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  • Thumbnail for Niger Delta mangroves
    the Earth's surface, mangroves account for a substantial portion of terrestrial carbon input into the ocean. Additionally, mangroves are highly productive...
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    as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the Central African mangroves in the coastal southwest and the Nigerian lowland forests in most...
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    of the interior of the state. The smaller ecoregions are the Central African mangroves in the coastal far south and a part of the montane Cameroonian...
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    tropical forests still cover major areas in Central Africa but are abridged by patches in West Africa. The African Timber Organization member countries eventually...
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    production in West and Central Africa: lessons learned on sustainable forest management in Africa. "Gulf of Guinea Coastal Forests & Mangroves (AT17)". One Earth...
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  • Thumbnail for Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands
    (See Central African mangroves for a description of the coastal swamps). The forests have been home to a variety of mammals including the African forest...
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    Gabon (category Central African countries)
    Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests ecoregion and contain patches of Central African mangroves including on the Muni River estuary on the border with Equatorial...
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    revised ecosystem names and boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula, drier African regions, and Southeastern United States. Additional ecoregions for Antarctic...
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    the subsequent expansion of the West African forest. West African hunter-gatherers occupied western Central Africa (e.g., Shum Laka) earlier than 32,000...
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    Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests (category Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa)
    Nigeria. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the west, and pockets of the Central African mangroves can be found along the brackish river mouths and estuaries along...
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    A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines...
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    Nigeria (redirect from Giant of Africa)
    world's largest river deltas and the location of a large area of Central African mangroves. Nigeria's most expansive topographical region is that of the...
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    Ghana (redirect from Ghana, West Africa)
    Guinean forest–savanna mosaic, West Sudanian savanna, Central African mangroves, and Guinean mangroves. It had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean...
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    Equatorial Guinea (category Central African countries)
    Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests ecoregion except for patches of Central African mangroves on the coast, especially in the Muni River estuary. The Cross-Sanaga-Bioko...
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  • forest–savanna mosaic Central African mangroves by bioregion Central West Coastal Equatorial Southern West Coastal Equatorial Gulf of Guinea Central Burgess, Neil...
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  • List of ecoregions in Angola (category Ecoregions of Africa)
    savanna and woodlands Kaokoveld desert Namibian savanna woodlands Central African mangroves by bioregion Southern West Coastal Equatorial Kasai Lower Congo...
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  • paddies. Mangrove Ecoregion American Association for the Advancement of Science, Paul Harrison, Fred Pearce, and Peter H. Raven (May 7, 2001). "Mangroves and...
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    set back about 10 km from the Gulf of Guinea, buffered by the Central African mangroves ecoregion where the effects of salt water are more pronounced...
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    to the sea. The plain is densely forested including areas of Central African mangroves especially around Douala and in the estuary of the Cross River...
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  • flooded grasslands Central African mangroves by bioregion Southern West Coastal Equatorial Albertine Highlands Bangweulu-Mweru Central Congo Cuvette Centrale...
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    National Park, Batéké Plateau National Park, Conkouati-Douli National Park, Mangroves Marine Park, Ogooué-Lékéti National Park, Luki Biosphere Reserve, Bombo-Lumene...
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    cannonball mangrove, cedar mangrove, or puzzlenut tree, is a species of mangrove in the mahogany family (Meliaceae). It is found in Africa, Asia, Australasia...
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    gain in the dry forest biome at 2,054 square kilometers (793 sq mi). Mangroves and deserts contributed only 1% to the loss in forest vegetation. The...
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    economic zone: 200 nmi (370 km) Narrow coastal plain with patches of Central African mangroves; hilly interior; savanna in east and south. A recent global remote...
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  • East African mangroves AT1402 East African mangroves Gulf of Guinea mangroves AT1403 Guinean mangroves Madagascar mangroves AT1404 Madagascar mangroves New...
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