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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.
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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).
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.
The document discusses the different vegetation zones in Nigeria, beginning with an introduction on how climate and soils influence vegetation distribution. It then focuses on describing the two major vegetation types: forest and savanna.
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.
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
