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Furthermore, conservation strategies are critical for identifying efficiency and conservation in support of development integration and disaster mitigation.
- Vegetation map of Nigeria.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and has...
- Vegetation map of Nigeria.
The Nigerian vegetation zones are described following Adekanmbi and Ogundipe (2009b) based on Keay (1959a, b) (Fig. 1). The following vegetation zones are recognized from North to South: a.
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...
Specific Vegetation Zones in Nigeria. Vegetation usually depends on the climate zones of the country. Vegetation belts in Nigeria reflect the tight link between the vegetation and the country’s climate: Rainforest; Fresh Water Swamp; Sahel Savanna; Short Grass Savanna; Guinea Savanna; Woodland; Marginal Savanna; Mangrove; Montane; Sudan Savanna
218 Environmental Conservation Fig. 1. Sketch-map showing the distribution of established conservation areas ( Strict Natural Reserves) in Nigeria. age - and by biotic factors. The distribution of vegetation depends chiefly on the fact that the climate tends to become drier with increasing distance from the sea.
Nigeria has a total land area of 923,768 km ², with highly variable land cover, including tropical rainforest, Sahelian savannah, mountain plateaus and coastal plains. The country has diverse and complex vegetation types with contiguous ecological zones.
Lists and guides the pupils to discuss the vegetation zones in Nigeria. Pupil’s Activities – Identify and discus the vegetation zones in Nigeria. Guides pupils to draw map of Nigeria and locate different vegetation zones in Nigeria.
