| Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests Forêts côtières congolaises Bosques costeros del Congo Florestas costeiras congolesas | |
|---|---|
 Jungle near Oyala in Equatorial Guinea | |
 Geographic extent | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 189,700 km2 (73,200 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Coordinates | 0°09′N 10°37′E / 0.15°N 10.62°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | relatively stable |
| Protected | 43,768 km2 (23%)[1] |
The Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests, also known as the Congolian coastal forests (French: Forêts côtières équatoriales atlantiques, Spanish: Bosques costeros atlánticos ecuatoriales, Portuguese: Florestas costeiras atlânticas equatoriais), are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of Central Africa, covering hills, plains, and mountains of the Atlantic coast of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3][4]
This is rich forest home to large mammals such as western gorillas, chimpanzees, forest elephants and African buffalo, as well as many small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates. Other primates include black colobus monkeys and mandrills.
- ^ 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]
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.