List of ecoregions in Nigeria
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
The following is a list of ecoregions in Nigeria, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Terrestrial ecoregions
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- Cameroonian Highlands forests
- Cross-Niger transition forests
- Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests
- Niger Delta swamp forests
- Niger lowland forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
- Guinean forest-savanna mosaic
- Mandara Plateau mosaic
- Sahelian Acacia savanna
- Western Sudanian savanna
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Mangroves
Freshwater ecoregions
by bioregion
Nilo-Sudan
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.