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Central Africa

Central Africa

Published:
Updated: September 19, 2008, 6:25 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Peter Saundry

 

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Ecoregions in Central Africa

PA1332 West Saharan montane xeric woodlands
PA1327 Sahara desert
PA1329 South Saharan steppe and woodlands
AT0904 Lake Chad flooded savanna
AT0722 West Sudanian savanna
AT0710 Mandara Plateau mosaic
AT0707 Guinean forest-savanna mosaic
AT0103 Cameroonian Highlands forests
AT0102 Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests
AT0126 Northwestern Congolian lowland forests
AT0723 Western Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
AT1303 East Saharan montane xeric woodlands
AT0713 Sahelian Acacia savanna
AT0705 East Sudanian savanna
AT0712 Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
AT0129 Western Congolian swamp forests
AT0110 Eastern Congolian swamp forests
AT0104 Central Congolian lowland forests
AT1008 Ethiopian montane moorlands
AT1007 Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands
AT0112 Ethiopian montane forests
AT0905 Saharan flooded grasslands
AT0124 Northeastern Congolian lowland forests
AT0101 Albertine Rift montane forests
AT1013 Ruwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands
AT0721 Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic
AT0716 Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
AT0108 East African montane forests
AT1005 East African montane moorlands
AT0711 Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
AT1313 Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands
AT0715 Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets

 

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World Wildlife Fund (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Central Africa". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 19, 2008; Last revised Date September 19, 2008; Retrieved May 23, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Central_Africa>

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