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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 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...
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).
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 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.
sea.1 The distribution of vegetation in Nigeria largely follows rainfall and are broadly categized as tropical rainforest or savannah. The forest subtypes include salt-water swamps (Mangrove), fresh-water swamps and the high forest. The Savannah subtypes are Guinea, Sudan and Sahel. The Guinea savannah is the largest vegetation belt in the
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)”.