Western Congolian swamp forests
- Western Congolian swamp forests
The Western Congolian swamp forests are an ecoregion of the Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Together with the adjacent Eastern Congolian swamp forests, it forms one of the largest continuous areas of freshwater swamp forest in the world. It is a flooded forest with a high canopy, dense undergrowth and has a muddy floor. It has not been disturbed very much by outside influences and so remains largely pristine as getting through this forest is called "almost impossible". [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0129.html [1]
Flora
The ecoregion contains areas of permanently flooded swamp forest, seasonally flooded swamp forest, and flooded grassland. The permanently flooded swamp forests are home to extensive stands of "Raphia" palm. Trees in the seasonally flooded forests include species of "Garcinia" and "Manilkara".
Fauna
The ecoregion is home to the endangered Western Lowland Gorilla "(Gorilla gorilla gorilla)" and African Forest Elephant "(Loxodonta cyclotis)".
External links
* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0129_full.html Western Conglolian swamp forests (World Wildlife Fund)]
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