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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...
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
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...
Map of Nigeria showing vegetation zones and some important sites for Biodiversity. Source: Adapted from Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) [6]. Source publication. Women Role in...
comprehensive estimation and mapping of vegetation encompassing forest and rangeland in the Southwest Nigeria. Mapping vegetation with precision is a crucial task for managing nature, and it also plays an imperative role in different protection and restoration programs. Vegetation
The aim of the National Vegetation Map (NVM) is to model the classification and extent of potential natural vegetation circa 1750AD at the landscape scale. As the name suggests, the NVM is a national map: it spatially represents South Africa’s national vegetation types at a coarse resolution and scale.
