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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and has highly diverse forest ecosystems. Unfortunately, this rich vegetation continues to decline at an alarming rate; 21% of its forest cover...
The vegetation of Nigeria is diverse, in the far north and east, where there is almost no rain, the so-called Sahel (deserted) extends. There is almost no green vegetation there. On the other side of Lake Chad, on the contrary, reeds and papyrus grow thickly.
This study assesses the spatial and temporal changes in precipitation and its effects on vegetation greenness over six ecological zones in Nigeria. Both vegetation and climatological...
The research aims to determine the trends and variability of monthly, seasonal, and annual rainfall for 30 years (from 1980 to 2010) in Sokoto (13.0059° N, 5.2476° E) and Maiduguri (1...
3.1 Geographical location, relief, climate, soils and Vegetation of Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria (henceforth referred to as Nigeria), is located on the West coast of Africa between latitudes 3°15’ to 13°30’ N and longitudes 2°59’ to 15°00’ E (Figure 1).
concepts and fundamental issues and problems on the Nigeria Environment. During this course, you will learn about what the environment is, topography of the Nigerian environment, Nigerian climate and vegetation. Some common environmental problems in Nigeria such as destruction of wetlands, waste management, oil spillage
Climate Classification as Found in the Nigerian Environment Nigeria is located within the lowland humid tropics, characterized by high temperatures of up to 32 O C in the southern coastal regions and up to 41 C in the north.
