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Guinean mangroves
Coastal tidal mangrove swamp ecoregion on West African coast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Guinean mangroves (French: Mangroves guinéennes, Portuguese: Mangais guineenses) are a coastal ecoregion of mangrove swamps in rivers and estuaries near the ocean of West Africa from Senegal to Sierra Leone.
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Guinean mangroves | |
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![]() mangroves in the Sine-Saloum Delta, Senegal | |
![]() Map of the Guinean mangroves | |
Ecology | |
Realm | Afrotropical |
Biome | mangrove |
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Geography | |
Area | 22,165 km2 (8,558 sq mi) |
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Conservation | |
Conservation status | Vulnerable |
Protected | 5,289 km2 (24%)[1] |
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