Lake Chad flooded savanna | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Afrotropical |
Biome | flooded grasslands and savannas |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 31,988 km2 (12,351 sq mi) |
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Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
Protected | 14,732 km2 (46%)[1] |
The Lake Chad flooded savanna is a flooded grasslands and savannas ecoregion in Africa. It includes the seasonally- and permanently-flooded grasslands and savannas in the basin of Lake Chad in Central Africa, and covers portions of Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria.[2]