List of ecoregions in Nigeria
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The biogeographic regionalization of Earth's terrestrial biodiversity, known as Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World (TEOW), is made up of 867 ecoregions that are divided into 14 biomes. In addition to offering a comprehensive map of terrestrial biodiversity, TEOW also provides a global species database for ecological analyses and priority setting, a logical biogeographic framework for large-scale conservation strategies, a map for enhancing biogeographic literacy, and a foundation for the Global 200.[1][2]
Similarly, another author indicated that there are 14 distinct biomes, including forests, grasslands, and deserts, among the 846 ecoregions that make up the area. Ecoregions vary in size; the island group of St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks in the Atlantic Ocean is only 6 km2, while the East Siberian Taiga is 39 million km2.[3]
The following is a list of ecoregions in Nigeria, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature.
Terrestrial ecoregions
[edit]Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
[edit]- Cameroonian Highlands forests
- Cross–Niger transition forests
- Cross–Sanaga–Bioko coastal forests
- Niger Delta swamp forests
- Nigerian lowland forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
[edit]- East Sudanian savanna
- Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
- Mandara Plateau mosaic
- Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
- Sahelian Acacia savanna
- West Sudanian savanna
Montane grasslands and shrublands
[edit]Mangroves
[edit]Freshwater ecoregions
[edit]by bioregion
Nilo-Sudan
[edit]West Coastal Equatorial
[edit]Marine ecoregions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World (TEOW) | Tierras y Aguas | Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura | Land & Water | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World | Data Basin". databasin.org. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Dempsey, Caitlin (2021-05-12). "Terrestrial Ecoregions GIS Data". GIS Lounge. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D’Amico Hales, Emma Underwood (2004). Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson et al. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573–583.
- Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
- Toham, Andre Kamdem et al., eds. (2006). A Vision for Biodiversity Conservation in Central Africa: Biological Priorities for Conservation in the Guinean-Congolian Forest and Freshwater Region. World Wildlife Fund, Washington DC. Page A-52.