Scientific Categorization of Aspects of Flora and Soil Attributes of A Typical Watershed

The book “scientific categorization of aspects of flora and soil attributes of a typical tropical watershed” is primarily concerned with portraying most parts of tropical Africa exactly the way they are, as far as watershed/ forest conservation is concerned.

The point that the book is out to establish is that every state governor in Nigeria ought to have at least a standard forest reserve, and every University Vice Chancellor ought to establish a botanical/zoological garden in his institution.

The aim of this research work was to characterize and identify those factors that were responsible for the degradation of the watershed.

The objectives of the study were to:

1. Identify the species composition and diversity;

2. Determine the economic relevance of the species;

3. Determine the Importance values of the species;

4. Determine the effects of seasons, land use and relief on Importance Value Indices (IVI) of the species;

5. Determine the effects of seasons, land use and relief on selected soil properties.

Components of the Book:
  • FRONT MATTER
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
    • 1.1. Background of Study
    • 1.2. Statement of the Problem
    • 1.3. Significance of the Problem
    • 1.4. Purpose of the Study
    • 1.5. Scope of the Study
    • 1.6. Aim of the Study
    • 1.7. Objectives of the Study
  • Chapter 2. Literature Review
    • 2.1. Definition
    • 2.2. Important Watershed Characteristics
    • 2.3. Importance of Watersheds
    • 2.4. Degradation of Watersheds
    • 2.5. Factors That Drive Watershed Degradation/Consequences
    • 2.6. Typical Floral Resources Found in Anambra Watersheds Include
    • 2.7. Geology
    • 2.8. Diversity Index
  • Chapter 3. Materials and Methods
    • 3.1. Description of the Study Area
    • 3.2. Sampling Procedure
    • 3.3. Sample Collection and Data Analysis (Forest Site A)
    • 3.4. Economic Relevances of Encountered Flora/Instruments of Data Collection
    • 3.5. Soil Sampling
    • 3.6. Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index
    • 3.7. Regression Analysis
  • Chapter 4. Results
    • 4.1. Species Composition and Growth Forms
    • 4.2. Shannon Wiener and Other Diversity Indices for the Floral Resources of the Watershed
    • 4.3. Economic Relevances of the Floral Resources of the Watershed
    • 4.4. Importance Values Indices (IVI) of the Watershed Site
    • 4.5. Effect of Seasons, Land Use and Relief on Importance Values of Encountered Species
    • 4.6. Soil Properties of the Watershed
  • Chapter 5. Discussion
    • 5.1. Species Composition, Growth and Diversity at the Amawbia Watershed
    • 5.2. Economic Relevances of Encountered Floral Species Based on Standard Rating Schedule
    • 5.3. Effects of Seasons, Relief and Land Use on Plant Species Importance Values (IVI)
    • 5.4. Soil Properties of the Watershed
    • 5.5. Effect of Relief on Soil Properties of the Various Sites
    • 5.6. Regression Analysis
  • Chapter 6. Conclusion
  • Chapter 7. Recommendations
  • BACK MATTER
Readership: People who are interested in watershed.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Chapter 2. Literature Review
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Chapter 3. Materials and Methods
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Chapter 4. Results
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Chapter 5. Discussion
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Chapter 6. Conclusion
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Chapter 7. Recommendations
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