List of ecoregions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The following is a list of ecoregions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions[]
by major habitat type
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
- Albertine Rift montane forests
- Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests
- Central Congolian lowland forests
- Eastern Congolian swamp forests
- Northeastern Congolian lowland forests
- Northwestern Congolian lowland forests
- Western Congolian swamp forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands[]
- Angolan miombo woodlands
- Central Zambezian miombo woodlands
- East Sudanian savanna
- Itigi–Sumbu thicket
- Northern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
- Southern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
- Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic
- Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
Montane grasslands and shrublands[]
- Ruwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands
Flooded grasslands and savannas[]
Mangroves[]
Freshwater ecoregions[]
by bioregion
West Coastal Equatorial[]
Congo[]
- Cuvette Centrale
- Kasai
- Lower Congo
- Lower Congo Rapids
- Mai-Ndombe
- Malebo Pool
- Thysville Caves
- Tumba
- Uele
- Upper Congo Rapids
Nilo-Sudan[]
- Upper Nile
Great Lakes[]
Marine ecoregions[]
References[]
- Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573-583.
- Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Toham, Andre Kamdem et al., eds. (2006). A Vision for Biodiversity Conservation in Central Africa: Biological Priorities for Conservation in the Guinean-Congolian Forest and Freshwater Region. World Wildlife Fund, Washington DC. Page A-52.
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