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dc.contributor.authorOkonkwo, Chidumejeen
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Laliten
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Subhashnien
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-17T16:59:00Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationAfrican Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 9(5), p. 451-463en
dc.identifier.issn1996-0786en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17511-
dc.description.abstractThe Niger Delta wetland ecosystem is of high economic importance to the local dwellers and the nation in general. The region is rich in both aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity and serves as a main source of livelihood for rural dwellers as well as stabilizing the ecosystem. Tremendous changes have occurred recently in the Niger Delta wetlands due to anthropogenic activities, thus raising awareness on the need for effective monitoring, protection and conservation of the wetland ecosystem. A good knowledge of the services provided by wetland ecosystems is an important key for an effective ecosystem management. The aim of this paper therefore was to review the importance of wetland resources, their threats and the need to protect them. This review shows that the region is rich in biodiversity of high economic importance to national development, and has been under severe threat from human activities, especially pollution. It is recommended that effective monitoring be employed using modern techniques such as GIS and remote sensing in the conservation and management of this important ecosystem.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen
dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Journal of Environmental Science and Technologyen
dc.titleThe Niger Delta wetland ecosystem: What threatens it and why should we protect it?en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.5897/AJEST2014.1841en
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Monitoringen
dc.subject.keywordsConservation and Biodiversityen
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Managementen
local.contributor.firstnameChidumejeen
local.contributor.firstnameLaliten
local.contributor.firstnameSubhashnien
local.subject.for2008050205 Environmental Managementen
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local.subject.for2008050202 Conservation and Biodiversityen
local.subject.seo2008960506 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environmentsen
local.subject.seo2008960503 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environmentsen
local.subject.seo2008960907 Forest and Woodlands Water Managementen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Educationen
local.profile.emailcokonkw2@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emaillkumar@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailbtaylo26@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
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local.publisher.placeNigeriaen
local.format.startpage451en
local.format.endpage463en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume9en
local.identifier.issue5en
local.title.subtitleWhat threatens it and why should we protect it?en
local.contributor.lastnameOkonkwoen
local.contributor.lastnameKumaren
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local.identifier.handlehttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17511en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleThe Niger Delta wetland ecosystemen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorOkonkwo, Chidumejeen
local.search.authorKumar, Laliten
local.search.authorTaylor, Subhashnien
local.uneassociationUnknownen
local.year.published2015en
local.subject.for2020410404 Environmental managementen
local.subject.for2020410599 Pollution and contamination not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.for2020410401 Conservation and biodiversityen
local.subject.seo2020180501 Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystemsen
local.subject.seo2020180601 Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystemsen
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