Niger Delta swamp forests

The Niger Delta swamp forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in southern Nigeria. It consists of freshwater swamp forests in the delta of the Niger River.[1]

Niger Delta swamp forests
Niger Delta swamp forest
Map of the Niger Delta swamp forests
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
BiomeTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
BordersCentral African mangroves, Cross-Niger transition forests and Nigerian lowland forests
Geography
Area14,500 km2 (5,600 sq mi)
CountryNigeria
Conservation
Conservation statuscritical/endangered

References

  1. "Niger Delta swamp forests". WWF ecoregion profile. Accessed 18 April 2020.
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