List of ecoregions in Nigeria
The following is a list of ecoregions in Nigeria, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions[]
by major habitat type
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[]
- 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[]
- Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
- Mandara Plateau mosaic
- Sahelian Acacia savanna
- West Sudanian savanna
Montane grasslands and shrublands[]
Flooded grasslands and savannas[]
Mangroves[]
Freshwater ecoregions[]
by bioregion
Nilo-Sudan[]
- Lake Chad Catchment
- Niger Delta
West Coastal Equatorial[]
Marine ecoregions[]
References[]
- 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.
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