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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 .
Considered one of the most ecologically sensitive regions in the world, the Niger Delta mangrove forest is situated within a deltaic depositional environment. These mangrove forests serve a critical role in regional ecological and landscape composition, and support subsistence gathering practices, and market-based income opportunities.
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The Nigerian lowland forests are bounded on the south by coastal mangroves and the Gulf of Guinea, [10] on the east by the Niger River and its delta, [11] [12] on the north by the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic.
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The largest area in the region is on the delta of the Niger River on the Gulf of Guinea, while others include the eastern side of the Cross River delta in Nigeria and Cameroon, the Wouri estuary in Cameroon, and the Muni River estuary on the border of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, and the mouth of the Congo River. As well as being home to much ...
The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states, which include: all six states from the South South geopolitical zone, one state ( Ondo ) from South West geopolitical zone and two states ( Abia and Imo ...
Niger Delta swamp forests (2 P) ... Guinean forest–savanna mosaic; J. Jos Plateau; L. Lake Chad flooded savanna; M. Mandara Plateau mosaic; N. Niger Delta; Niger ...