Guinean forests of West Africa
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The Guinean forests of West Africa are a biodiversity-rich tropical moist forest ecoregion stretching along the West African coast, renowned for its high levels of endemism and severe habitat loss.
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Target entity: Guinean forests of West Africa Context triple: [Sub-Saharan Africa, hasNaturalRegion, Guinean forests of West Africa]
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Africa Rainforest
Africa Rainforest is an Oregon Zoo exhibit that recreates a lush Central African jungle habitat for species such as primates, birds, and other rainforest wildlife.
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Congo Rainforest
The Congo Rainforest is the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, a vast biodiversity hotspot in Central Africa that plays a crucial role in global climate regulation and carbon storage.
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Solomon Islands rain forests
The Solomon Islands rain forests are a biodiverse tropical moist forest ecoregion in the southwestern Pacific, characterized by dense evergreen canopy, high rainfall, and many endemic plant and animal species.
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New Guinea rain forests
The New Guinea rain forests are vast, biodiverse tropical forests on and around the island of New Guinea, renowned for their high levels of endemism and relatively intact ecosystems.
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Afromontane forests
Afromontane forests are high-altitude, moisture-loving tropical and subtropical mountain forests in Africa, characterized by cool climates, high biodiversity, and many endemic plant and animal species.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Guinean forests of West Africa Target entity description: The Guinean forests of West Africa are a biodiversity-rich tropical moist forest ecoregion stretching along the West African coast, renowned for its high levels of endemism and severe habitat loss.
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A.
Africa Rainforest
Africa Rainforest is an Oregon Zoo exhibit that recreates a lush Central African jungle habitat for species such as primates, birds, and other rainforest wildlife.
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B.
Congo Rainforest
The Congo Rainforest is the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, a vast biodiversity hotspot in Central Africa that plays a crucial role in global climate regulation and carbon storage.
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C.
Solomon Islands rain forests
The Solomon Islands rain forests are a biodiverse tropical moist forest ecoregion in the southwestern Pacific, characterized by dense evergreen canopy, high rainfall, and many endemic plant and animal species.
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New Guinea rain forests
The New Guinea rain forests are vast, biodiverse tropical forests on and around the island of New Guinea, renowned for their high levels of endemism and relatively intact ecosystems.
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Afromontane forests
Afromontane forests are high-altitude, moisture-loving tropical and subtropical mountain forests in Africa, characterized by cool climates, high biodiversity, and many endemic plant and animal species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biodiversity hotspot
ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Congo Rainforest
ⓘ
surface form:
Central African forests
Guinean mangroves ⓘ Sudan savanna ⓘ
surface form:
West Sudanian savanna
|
| biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| climate |
humid tropical
ⓘ
seasonally wet and dry ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | highly threatened ⓘ |
| containsHabitat |
lowland rainforest
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ swamp forest ⓘ |
| containsSpecies |
Diana monkey
ⓘ
forest elephant ⓘ pygmy hippopotamus ⓘ Pan troglodytes ⓘ
surface form:
western chimpanzee
white-necked rockfowl ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Benin
ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana ⓘ Guinea ⓘ Guinea-Bissau ⓘ Liberia ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| hasHighLevelOf |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
species endemism ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Guinean forests of West Africa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Guinean forests
Guinean forests of West Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Guinean forests
|
| importantFor |
carbon storage
ⓘ
regional climate regulation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high endemism
ⓘ
high species richness ⓘ severe habitat loss ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afrotropical
ⓘ
surface form:
Afrotropical realm
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| recognizedAs | global biodiversity hotspot ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Conservation International
ⓘ
WWF ⓘ |
| stretchesAlong | Atlantic coast of West Africa ⓘ |
| threat |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
bushmeat hunting ⓘ deforestation ⓘ logging ⓘ mining ⓘ |
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