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thumbnail The Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests 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. This is rich forest home to large mammals such as Western Gorilla, chimpanzees, forest elephants and African buffalo, as well as many small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates. As well as chimpanzees and gorillas other primates include black colobus monkeys and mandrills. ==Location== The Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests cover an area of , extending along the Atlantic coast from low hills in the north to mountains further south and east. The forests cover Cameroon's southwest corner, mainland Equatorial Guinea (Río Muni) and the coastal plains of Gabon. A narrow strip extends southeast through Republic of the Congo and the eastern portion the Cabinda enclave of Angola to just north of the Congo River in Bas-Congo province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests form the southernmost part of the Lower Guinean forests complex, a region of coastal moist broadleaf forests that extend north and west into southwestern Cameroon and southern Nigeria. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the east, and pockets of the Central African mangroves can be found along the brackish river mouths and estuaries along the coast. The region extends south from the Sanaga River in Cameroon down to just north of the River Congo, with a number of other large rivers running through. To the east, the coastal forests transition to the Northwestern Congolian lowland forests, part of the vast Congolian forests complex that covers the Congo Basin. The Western Congolian forest-savanna mosaic bounds the Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests to the southeast. This is a tropical ecoregion receiving high rainfall throughout the year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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