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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...
Below there is the map of Nigeria showing vegetation belts. Vegetation zones in Nigeria. As mentioned in the previous lesson, Nigeria is a state of forests and savannas. Once, a significant part of the territory was covered with dense tropical rainforests.
The vegetation in Nigeria is split into seven distinct zones which are sandwiched between the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa and the Atlantic Ocean to the south of Nigeria.
Adeyemi O. Olusola. Highlights the rich diversity of geomorphic features in Nigeria. Identifies potential geoheritage sites in Nigeria. Describes geological, climatic, biotic, and anthropogenic influences on the Nigerian landscape and landforms.
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...
GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, AND CLIMATE OF NIGERIA Introduction The Federal Republic of Nigeria (otherwise called Nigeria), located on the West Coast of Africa is bounded by Niger to the north, Chad and Cameroun to the east, the Benin Republic to the West, and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the South. Nigeria has a total area of 923,
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). It is
