Cross–Niger transition forests
The Cross–Niger transition forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southeastern Nigeria, located between the Niger River on the west and the Cross River on the east. Once a rich mixture of tropical forest and savanna woodland covered these low, rolling hills but today, this is one of the most densely populated areas of Africa and today most of the forest has been removed and the area is now grassland.
| Cross–Niger transition forests | |
|---|---|
River in Abia State, Nigeria | |
Ecoregion territory (in yellow) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 20,700 km2 (8,000 sq mi) |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 5.5°N 7.4°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | critical |
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