URBANIZATION EFFECTS ON WETLAND ECOSYSTEM IN PARTS OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT Wetland ecosystems provide multiple benefits to human settlements; nonetheless, they are seriously threatened due to lack of planning and human activities associated mainly with urban growth. An understanding of their functioning and status is crucial for their protection and conservation. The development and use of coastal areas have increased in recent decades, resulting in significant environmental changes. Thus, these areas have presented different population structures and growth patterns linked ...
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