- Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests
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The Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests ecoregion, of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Biome, are in Afromontane habitats in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea of Africa.
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Setting
The ecoregion includes the distinct montane forests on the higher elevations of two volcanic peaks, Mount Cameroon, which lies in Cameroon near the coast, and Bioko, a volcanic island to the southwest in Equatorial Guinea.
Both Bioko and Mount Cameroon are part of the Cameroon Volcanic Line, a line of volcanoes that runs northeast-southwest across the Cameroon Highlands and extending into the Atlantic Ocean as the islands of Bioko, São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobon.
The montane forests of Mount Cameroon and Bioko are home to the distinct Afromontane flora of Africa's high mountains.
Flora
The chief plant communities are montane forests, montane grasslands, and heathlands.
Fauna
Conservation and threats
References and external links
- Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests (WWF)
- Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests (National Geographic)
- Cameroon mountains Endemic Bird Area (BirdLife International)
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