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Ecology of World Vegetation

Author: OW Archibold

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: AEB213

Topics: vegetation, tropical forests, climate, soils, floristic diversity, floral biology, flower development, pollination, fruit, seed production, microclimate, seeding patterns, forest productivity, tropical savannas, arid regions, Mediterranean ecosystems, temperate forest ecosystems, temperate grasslands, coniferous forests, terrestrial wetlands, freshwater ecosystems, coastal ecosystems, coral reefs, coastal vegetation

Communities and Ecosystems, 2nd edition

Author: Robert Whittaker

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: AEB213

Topics: ecosystem, populations, population growth, predation, symbiosis, community stability, nutrition circulation, allelochemics, soil development, soil classification, vegetation, watersheds, biogeochemistry, pollution, radioisotope contamination, pesticides, heavy metals, air pollution, lake production, eutrophication, retrogression, community evolution, human ecology, marine productivity, detritus, biosphere

Natural science continuous assessment filler

Author: Nwigwe Prosper

School: University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department: General studies

Course Code: GSP105

Topics: organisms, natural science, climate, vegetation, animals, cell theory, heredity, evolution, matter, elements, compounds, mixtures, force, energy, solar system, stellar system, wave, radiation, family, sexual development, responsisble parenthood, meteorology, weather forecasting

Natural science summary

Author: Abuchi Micheal

School: University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department: General studies

Course Code: GSP105

Topics: Natural science, biology, environment, weather, Vegetation, Inheritance, matter, elements, thermodynamics, meteorology, family

Geography of Tourism

Author: GO Falde

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: TSM145

Topics: Tourism, Nigeria’s Biodiversity, Seasonality, map, Nigeria’s Location, Nigerian climate, Nigeria Vegetation, Site Evaluation, seasonality, festival season

Natural Environment & Animal Production

Author: Isaac Butswat

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP314

Topics: Natural Environment, Animal Production, earth science, environment, geological activity, oceans, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, climate change, atmosphere, atmospheric layers, global warming, climate, weather, life ecosystems, biomes, biogeochemical cycles, wilderness, Environmental degradation, population growth, agriculture, water management, greenhouse gas emission, Gas effect, emissions, pollution, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, erosion, coastal erosion, glaciers, floods, freezing, thawing, wind erosion, gravitational erosion, exfoliation, soil structure, soil composition, vegetation cover, topography, agricultural practices, deforestation, urbanization, airborne dust pollution, desertification, Stratospheric Ozone, ozone hole, Antarctica Ozone Theory

Soil and Water Conservation for Productivity and Environmental Protection, 4th edition

Author: Frederick Troeh, Arthur Hobbs, Roy Donahue

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM308

Topics: Soil Conservation, Water Conservation, erosion, Soil Erosion and Civilization, Geologic Erosion, Sedimentation, Landscape Development, rock types, Sedimentary Landforms, Mass Movement Deposits, Glacial Landscapes, Water Erosion, erosion damage, Vegetation, Soil Properties, Soil Erodibility, pollution, Water-Erosion Control, Wind Erosion, wind erosion process, Windbreaks, Shelterbelts, Wind-Erosion Control, Predicting Soil Loss, Tolerable Soil Loss, Universal Soil Loss Equation, Computer-Based Soil Loss Prediction Models, Wind-Erosion Prediction Equation, Wind Erosion Prediction System, Soil Map Unit Interpretations, soil survey, Land Use Planning, managing land, cropping systems, Managing Monocultures, crop rotations, Multiple Cropping, Evaluating Cropping Systems, strip cropping, tillage, Conservation Tillage, deep tillage, Contour Cultivation, Emergency Wind-Erosion Control, Gully-Control Structures, road ditches, culverts, Earthen Dams, Streambank Protection, flood control, Wind Erosion-Control Structures, Pastureland Management, Rangeland Management, Forestland Management, water cycle, drought, Soil Drainage, wetlands, Irrigation, Irrigation Methods, Land Reclamation, Conservation Irrigation, soil pollution, pollutants, industrial wastes, agricultural wastes, aerosols, polluted soil, Hazardous Sites, Soil Remediation, Water Quality, water Pollution, Water acidification, Farm Service Agency

Pasture and range management

Author: Ahmed Njidda

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP512

Topics: Pasture, pasture establishment, pasture utilization, forage yield determination, forage conservation, pasture nutritive value, grass morphology, legumes, shrubs, Nigerian vegetation zone, rainforest, guinea savanna, Sudan Savanna, Mangrove zone, plant introduction, Soil fertility, Seedbed Preparation, conventional tillage, no-till seedbed, seeding rate, weed control, forest grazing

Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics, 2nd edition

Author: Pedro Sanchez

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM501

Topics: soil properties, soil management, tropical environment, temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, tropical climates, vegetation, physiography, Anthropocene, biodiversity, climate change, demographics, Green Revolutions, Tropical Agroecosystems, land use, land-use change, Pedology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Laterite Paradigm, tropical soils, tropical soil research, Soil Taxonomy, soil classification systems, soil physical properties, soil temperature, soil structure, soil compaction, soil water, soil erosion, conservation, conservation agriculture, water, rainfed agriculture, irrigated agriculture, irrigation, mineralogy, clay minerals, mineralogy families, Anion Exchange Capacity, soil acidity capacity, Acid Soil Infertility, Liming, overliming, subsoil acidity, secondary acidity, soil biology, soil biodiversity, comminution, decomposition, nutrient elements transformation, soil structure regulation, organic carbon, carbon pools, carbon fractions, animal manures, composts, biochars, organic farming, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, determining fertilizer needs, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen pools, atmospheric deposition, biological nitrogen fixation, mineral fertilizers, organic nitrogen mineralization, soil nitrogen fertilizer reactions, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus, Total Soil Phosphorus, inorganic Phosphorus, Phosphorus sorption, Phosphorus release, plant Phosphorus requirements, Phosphorus fertilization, sulfur cycle, sulfur sorption, Sulphur fertilization, Forest–Soil Nutrient Cycles, land clearing, Mechanized Land Clearing, Crop Yield Declines, Field Abandonment, Secondary Forest Fallows, puddling, flooding, rice cultivation systems, Nutrient Management, Yield Stagnation, Nitrogen Sequestration, Livestock-Based Tropical Systems, tropical pastures, Tropical Livestock Management Systems, pastoralism, Smallholder Mixed Crop–Livestock Systems, Extensive Pasture-Based Beef Production, Pasture Degradation, Crop–Pasture Integration, Tropical Tree-Based Systems, Plantation Forestry, Plantation Forestry Species, Agroforestry, Agroforestry Tree Species, Agroforestry Systems, Simultaneous Agroforestry, Sequential Agroforestry, tree crops

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