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Landscapes and Landforms of Nigeria

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Abstract

Natural vegetation in Nigeria, as elsewhere, is the plant cover that develops with little or no influence or modification by humans and is dominated by native species. Some introduced species, like Gmelina arborea and Tectona grandis, have naturalized and become important components of the local vegetation varieties in the different parts of the country. The wide variation of environmental factors in the country has produced a range of vegetation types, with forests (mangrove forest and rainforest) in the south and savanna vegetation (Guinea, Sudan and Sahel savanna) in the middle and northern parts. Vegetation communities together with the country’s landforms influence considerably the nature, pattern and biophysical processes taking place in the country. Human interference and climate change are posing a serious challenge to the biophysical processes, and there is a need to continue green growth to mitigate human impact on the country’s landscape.

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  1. Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Adeniyi Gbadegesin

  2. Department of Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

    Francis Adesina & Oluwagbenga Orimoogunje

  3. Department of Geography, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria

    Folasade Oderinde

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  1. Department of Geography, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Adetoye Faniran

  2. Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ilé-Ifè, Nigeria

    Lawrence kosoko Jeje

  3. Department of Geography, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Olutoyin A. Fashae

  4. Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Adeyemi O. Olusola

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Gbadegesin, A., Adesina, F., Orimoogunje, O., Oderinde, F. (2023). Vegetation and Human Impact. In: Faniran, A., Jeje, L.k., Fashae, O.A., Olusola, A.O. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Nigeria. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17972-3_3

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