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Mangroves are coastal wetland forests located in the intertidal zones of tropical and subtropical estuaries, saline backwaters, deltas, creeks, and lagoons. The mangrove ecosystem represents specific areas where mangrove plants flourish. These halophytic plants, including trees, shrubs, palms, and ferns, grow in the intertidal zones of brackish ...
The Niger Delta swamp forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in southern Nigeria. It consists of freshwater swamp forests in the Niger Delta of the Niger River. This swamp forest is the second largest in Africa after the Congolian swamp forests. [1][2][3][4] Although there are large cities just outside the ecoregion, the area has been ...
Wildlife of Nigeria. Black-headed heron. The wildlife of Nigeria consists of the flora and fauna of this country in West Africa. Nigeria has a wide variety of habitats, ranging from mangrove swamps and tropical rainforest to savanna with scattered clumps of trees. About 290 mammal species and 940 bird species have been recorded in the country.
Environmental issues in the Niger Delta are caused by its petroleum industry. [1][2][3] The delta covers 20,000 km 2 (7,700 sq mi) within wetlands of 70,000 km 2 (27,000 sq mi) formed primarily by sediment deposition. Home to 20 million people and 40 different ethnic groups, this floodplain makes up 7.5% of Nigeria's total land mass. [4]
The Niger delta basin is one of the largest subaerial basins in Africa. It has a subaerial area of about 75,000 km 2, a total area of 300,000 km 2, and a sediment fill of 500,000 km 3. [1] The sediment fill has a depth between 9–12 km. [2] It is composed of several different geologic formations that indicate how this basin could have formed ...
Location and description. These mangroves are found in fertile rivermouths and lagoons and contain trees up to 45m tall. Most are in Nigeria, with important areas Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea / Gabon and patches in Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, and northern Angola. The largest area in the region is on the delta of the Niger River on ...
5°34′50″N 8°44′54″E / 5.580451°N 8.748379°E / 5.580451; 8.748379. Area. 4,000 km 2. Established. 1991. The Cross River National Park is a national park of Nigeria, located in Cross River State, Nigeria. There are two separate sections, Okwangwo (established 1991) and Oban (established 1988). The park has a total area of ...
The Niger Delta, as now defined officially by the Nigerian government, extends over 70,000 km 2 (27,000 sq mi) and makes up 7.5% of Nigeria's land mass. Historically and cartographically, it consists of present-day Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States. In 2000, however, Obasanjo's regime included Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River State, Edo, Imo and ...