Central forest–grasslands transition

Central forest–grasslands transition
Central forest–grasslands transition
	Ecoregion preserve (Midewin -- Illinois)
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	List Upper Midwest forest–savanna transition; Southern Great Lakes forests; Central U.S. hardwood forests; Ozark Mountain forests; Piney Woods forests; East Central Texas forests; Texas blackland prairies; Edwards Plateau savanna; Central and Southern mixed grasslands; Flint Hills tall grasslands; Central tall grasslands;
Bird species	234
Mammal species	81
Geography
Area	407,000 km2 (157,000 sq mi)
Country	United States
States	Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Oklahoma; Texas;
Climate type	Humid continental (Dfa) and humid subtropical (Cfa)
Conservation
Habitat loss	67.6%
Protected	2.09%

The central forest–grasslands transition is a prairie ecoregion of the central United States, an ecotone between eastern forests and the North American Great Plains. It is a classification defined by the World Wildlife Fund.

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