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Western Guinean lowland forests
Taï National Park, Ivory Coast
Map of the Western Guinean lowland forests
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
  • Eastern Guinean forests
  • Guinean forest-savanna mosaic,
  • Guinean mangroves
Geography
Area203,842 km2 (78,704 sq mi)
Countries
  • Guinea
  • Ivory Coast
  • Liberia,
  • Sierra Leone
Coordinates6°54′N 6°33′W / 6.9°N 6.55°W / 6.9; -6.55
Conservation
Conservation statusVulnerable
Global 200yes
Protected24,028 km2%[1]

The Western Guinean lowland forests ecoregion (WWF #AT0130) is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of West Africa. It is centered on Liberia, with portions in surrounding countries. It is the westernmost tropical rainforest in Africa, and has high levels of species endemism, with over 200 species of endemic plants.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
  2. ^ "Western Guinean lowland forests". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Western Guinean lowland forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Western Guinean lowland forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

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