The Albertine Rift montane forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forestecoregion of central Africa. The montane forests cover portions of Rwanda, Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and western Uganda and Tanzania, occupy the parallel mountain ranges that enclose the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the Great Rift Valley. The mountain ranges include the Lendu Plateau, Virunga Mountains, and Ruwenzori Mountains. At the highest elevations of the Ruwenzori and Virunga ranges (above 3000 meters), the forests transition to the Afroalpine Ruwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands ecoregion. Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, also known as tropical wet forests and tropical rainforests, are a tropical and subtropical forest biome. ... An ecoregion, sometimes called a bioregion, is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... Northern section of the Great Rift Valley. ... Northern section of the Great Rift Valley. ... The Virunga Mountains are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, along the northern border of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. ... The Ruwenzori Range is a small mountain range of central Africa, often referred to as Mt. ... Afromontane is a term used to describe the plant and animal species common to the mountains of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. ... An ecoregion, sometimes called a bioregion, is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ...
The ecoregion consists of diverse montane rainforests, distinct from the Congolian lowland forests to the east, and home to many species characteristic of the Afromontane flora. The rare Mountain Gorilla(Gorilla beringei beringei) is endemic to the ecoregion. The montane forests are included on the Global 200 list. The Congolian forests are a broad belt of lowland tropical moist broadleaf forest which extends across the basin of the Congo River and its tributaries in Central Africa. ... Afromontane is a term used to describe the plant and animal species common to the mountains of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. ... Trinomial name Gorilla berengei berengei Matschie, 1914 The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of two subspecies of Eastern Gorillas. ... In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ... An ecoregion, sometimes called a bioregion, is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests are found in a belt around the equator and in the humid subtropics, and are characterized by warm, humid climates with high year-round rainfall.
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests are common in several terrestrial ecozones, including parts of the Afrotropic (equatorial Africa), Indomalaya (parts of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), the Neotropic (northern South America and Central America), Australasia (eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia), and Oceania (the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean).
Trinidad and Tobago moist forests (Trinidad and Tobago)
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