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Seven LULC classes are identified, namely, urban settlement, stoney waste, water body, river bed, cultivated land, open scrub, and dense vegetation.
- Map of Nigeria showing vegetation zones and some important sites for ...
Considering the ordinary kriging as a standard method, the...
- Map of Nigeria showing vegetation zones and some important sites for ...
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...
Considering the ordinary kriging as a standard method, the precipitation from satellite products showed a good performance for hydrology approaches and represents an important tool to assist...
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
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).
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. The operative factors affecting the distribution
Nigeria (FGN) is seeking the support of the World Bank to tackle the age long but worsening problem of erosion and degraded watershed in southern Nigeria through an eight-year project titled “The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP)”.
