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Wildlife of Gabon

Wildlife of Gabon is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Wildlife of Gabon rather than just read about it. In short: The wildlife of Gabon is composed of its flora and fauna. Gabon is a largely low-lying country with a warm, humid climate.

Key takeaways

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Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Wildlife of Gabon to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Wildlife of Gabon from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The wildlife of Gabon is composed of its flora and fauna. Gabon is a largely low-lying country with a warm, humid climate. Much of the country is still covered by tropical rainforest and there are also grasslands, savannas, large rivers and coastal lagoons.

Overview Wildlife includes forest elephants, forest buffalos, various antelope and monkey species, sitatungas, leopards, three species of crocodiles, chimpanzees and gorillas, and several marine turtle species which nest along the coast. As of 2002, there were at least 190 species of mammals.

Fauna

Mammals

Gabon has important populations of many mammals including about 35,000 gorillas, 50,000 forest elephants and 64,000 chimpanzees. About a quarter of Africa's gorillas live in Gabon. Other large mammals include the hippopotamus, forest buffalo, bongo and red river hog. A variety of monkeys occur, including the endemic sun-tailed monkey, and the near-endemic mandrill and white-collared mangabey (here near-endemic meaning most of the individuals of these species are in Gabon, but that they also occur in the neighbouring countries as well). Carnivorous mammals include the leopard, golden cat, and various jackals, mongooses, genets and civets. The last lion was killed in 1996 in the savannahs of the east of the country. The West African manatee is found along coasts and large rivers while the humpback whale breeds offshore.

Birds

There are 604 species of birds throughout the country. None of these are endemic but some such as the Dja River warbler, Verreaux's batis, African river martin and black-chinned weaver are restricted to Central Africa and have only small ranges. The grey-necked picathartes and Loango weaver are classed as vulnerable species by the IUCN.

Reptiles A variety of snakes are found including the Gaboon viper. Sea turtles breed along the coast, particularly the leatherback turtle.

Flora There are over 7000 species of native vascular plants in Gabon. About 22% of these are endemic. New species are still being discovered such as the tree Cola lizae which was first described in 1987.

Conservation Wildlife in Gabon faces a number of threats including logging and poaching. However 11% of the country's area is now protected in a network of 13 national parks established in 2002.

References

Sources African Bird Club (2008) Birds and Birding in Gabon. Accessed 18 June 2008. Warne, Sophie (2003) Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe: The Bradt Travel Guide, Bradt. ISBN 1-84162-073-4

External links "Gabon to Create Huge Park System for Wildlife", National Geographic.

Illustrations

Wildlife of Gabon: Hartlaub's duck — Hartlaub's duck

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wildlife of Gabon

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wildlife of Gabon claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Wildlife of Gabon before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wildlife of Gabon ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Wildlife of Gabon

In research: Wildlife of Gabon appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Wildlife of Gabon in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Wildlife of Gabon is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Biota of Gabon, Fauna of Gabon, Flora of Gabon, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wildlife of Gabon outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Wildlife of Gabon in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Wildlife of Gabon in simple terms?

The wildlife of Gabon is composed of its flora and fauna. Gabon is a largely low-lying country with a warm, humid climate.

Why does Wildlife of Gabon matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Wildlife of Gabon?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Wildlife of Gabon.