Guinean mangroves

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Guinean mangroves are coastal wetland ecosystems along the West African shoreline, dominated by salt-tolerant mangrove trees that provide critical habitat, coastal protection, and nursery grounds for marine life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal wetland
ecoregion
mangrove ecosystem
biome mangrove forest
climateZone subtropical
tropical
conservationAction mangrove restoration projects
protected area designation
conservationStatus degraded in many areas
dominantVegetation salt-tolerant mangrove trees
foundInCountry Angola
Cameroon
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia
linked to: The Gambia

Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
habitatFor crustaceans
fish
marine turtles
migratory birds
mollusks
hydrology tidally influenced
locatedAlong Atlantic Ocean coast
linked to: Atlantic coast
locatedIn West Africa
partOf Guinean–Congolian coastal ecosystems
provideEcosystemService carbon sequestration
coastal protection
nursery habitat for marine life
shoreline stabilization
water filtration
recognizedBy WWF ecoregion classification
soilType saline soils
supportHumanActivity fuelwood collection
honey production
small-scale fisheries
timber harvesting
traditional medicine harvesting
threatenedBy aquaculture expansion
climate change
coastal development
overharvesting of wood
pollution
sea-level rise

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Guinean forests of West Africa adjacentTo Guinean mangroves
Tsévié nearbyGeographicalFeature Guinean coastal plain
linked to: Guinean mangroves
Wouri River near Cameroon estuarine mangroves
linked to: Guinean mangroves
Lagoon of Porto-Novo partOf Guinean Gulf coastal lagoon system
linked to: Guinean mangroves
Lagoon of Porto-Novo partOf West African coastal wetlands
linked to: Guinean mangroves