Английская Википедия:Gio National Forest

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox protected area The Gio National Forest is a forest area situated in central Nimba County, Liberia. It was established in 1960 and covers an area of about 327 kmШаблон:Sup.[1]

One of the largest forests in Liberia, located in the southeastern part of the country, is now under threat from locals who are building their farms inside it.[2]

The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is 268 metres.[3]

It is a forest that belongs to the vegetation class V.[4]

Mammals

It is thought that the Dan (Gio) National Forest used to support some populations of chimpanzees, but according to a study published in 2003, these populations have either disappeared or occur in very small groups (Kormos et al. 2003)

References

Шаблон:Reflist Kormos, R., Boesch, C., Bakarr, M. I. and Butynski, T. (eds.). (2003) West African Chimpanzees. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge. Uk.


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