Lake Chad flooded savanna

Lake Chad flooded savanna
location of the Lake Chad flooded savanna
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biomeflooded grasslands and savannas
Borders
Geography
Area31,988 km2 (12,351 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected14,732 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]

  1. ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
  2. ^ "Lake Chad Flooded Savanna". One Earth. Retrieved 2024-07-27.

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