List of ecoregions in Gabon
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The following is a list of ecoregions in the Gabon, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).


Terrestrial ecoregions

''by major habitat type''


Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

* Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests * Northwestern Congolian lowland forests


Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

* Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic


Mangroves

* Central African mangroves


Freshwater ecoregions

''by bioregion''


West Coastal Equatorial

* Central West Coastal Equatorial * Southern West Coastal Equatorial


Marine ecoregions

* Gulf of Guinea Central


References

* Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. Island Press, Washington DC. * Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson ''et al.'' "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". ''Bioscience'' Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573–583. * Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). ''Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. Island Press, Washington DC. * Toham, Andre Kamdem ''et al.'', eds. (2006). ''A Vision for Biodiversity Conservation in Central Africa: Biological Priorities for Conservation in the Guinean-Congolian Forest and Freshwater Region''. World Wildlife Fund, Washington DC. Page A-52. {{Ecoregions in Africa Ecoregions of Gabon, Lists of ecoregions by country, Gabon Gabon geography-related lists, Ecoregions