description Bateke Plateau Savanna Overview
The Bateke Plateau Savanna is a grassland and woodland ecoregion spanning parts of Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. It is characterized by deep, nutrient-poor sandy soils, rolling topography, and gallery forests lining rivers such as the Ogooué and tributaries of the Congo. The plateau supports fauna including bushbuck, sitatunga, and various primate species.
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Which countries does the Bateke Plateau Savanna span?
The Bateke Plateau extends mainly across the Republic of the Congo, with parts reaching into Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a Central African savanna landscape within the broader Congo Basin region. [Wiley Online Library](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/btp.12606)
Why are the soils of the Bateke Plateau so unusual?
The plateau is covered by deep, highly permeable Kalahari-type sands that are relatively poor in nutrients. Those sandy soils help maintain open grassland and savanna even in a region surrounded by tropical forest. [UNESCO](https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6592)
What are the gallery forests on the Bateke Plateau?
Gallery forests are strips of denser woodland that follow streams and valleys through the open savanna. They provide cooler, wetter habitat and connect the plateau's grasslands with the surrounding Congolian forests. [International Parks](https://www.internationalparks.org/gabon/Bateke%20Plateau)
How large is the Bateke Plateau landscape?
One ecological study estimates the plateau at approximately 89,800 square kilometres. Its rolling savannas, sandy soils, and forest corridors make it a distinct forest-savanna system rather than a uniform grassland. [Wiley Online Library](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/btp.12606)
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