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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).
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 Satellite...
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...
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
The need to conserve representative samples of natural vegetation was recognized in Nigeria over thirty years ago. Before 1950 only two conservation areas had been laid down but at present there are seven in operation.
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