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Cross–Sanaga–Bioko coastal forests

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Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b.
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In 2006, it was estimated that annually more than 1.3 million mammals, about 64,650 reptiles and at least 7,700 birds are hunted in the Cross–Sanaga–Bioko coastal forests for the
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A 2017 assessment found that 13,197 km (5,095 sq mi) , or 26%, of the ecoregion is in protected areas. One of the largest blocks of forest is in and around
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in Cameroon is one of the most accessible ways into the forest, while in Nigeria Cross River State can be accessed from the capital
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The area is home to over 3,000 endemic species of plant, half of those found in West Africa, with nearly 2,000 found in Cameroon's
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The climate is wet with heavy rainfall all year round and many rivers cross the region as well as the Cross and the Sanaga.
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Fa, J.E.; Seymour, S.; Dupain, J.E.F.; Amin, R.; Albrechtsen, L.; Macdonald, D. (2006).
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and of Bioko island, above 900 meters elevation, are a distinct ecoregion, the
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in southeastern Cameroon, and up to 300 km (190 mi) inland from the
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ecoregion. Towards the drier interior, the coastal forests transition to the
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The region includes the lowland and coastal forests of southeastern
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to the east. South of the Sanaga River along the coast lies the
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further inland. To the west, across the Cross River, lies the
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26 protected; 13,197 km (5,095 sq mi)%
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Korup National Park

Realm
Afrotropical
Biome
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests
Cameroonian Highlands forests
Cross–Niger transition forests
Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria
5°48′N 8°48′E / 5.8°N 8.8°E / 5.8; 8.8
Conservation status
tropical moist broadleaf forest
ecoregion
Africa
Nigeria
Cameroon
Bioko
Cross River
Sanaga River
Atlantic
Cross River State
Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests
Cameroonian Highlands forests

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