Deductive and Multi-criteria Approach to Ecosystem Modeling and Habitat Mapping of Shea Butter Trees (Vitellaria Paradoxa) in the Tropical Savanna

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dc.contributor.authorGabriel Salako
dc.contributor.authorHenry Sawyerr
dc.contributor.authorAbubakar Bashir
dc.contributor.authorAbel Adebayo
dc.contributor.authorAbdulrasheed Adio
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T22:24:54Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T22:24:54Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-01
dc.description.abstractAn ecosystem map for 14 local administrative units of Kwara state North Central Nigeria and Vitellaria paradoxa habitat in the broad Savanna region was produced using multi criteria and integrated GIS models as against the traditional single layer thematic approach. The criteria used in classifying and mapping the ecosystems are: climate (rainfall and temperature), physiography (slope, relief), vegetation/land cover and drainage system. The climate layer was extracted from WorldClim database using DIVA GIS, the topographic layer was produced from 90 m NASA/SRTM digital elevation model. NDVI was run on composite images to produce vegetation layers. All the input data layers were spatially modeled in ArcGIS to generate the 7 classes of ecosystems. The Georefrenced trees sample points from field survey was overlaid on classified images to produce distribution pattern of Vitellaria paradoxa and its habitat in Savanna wood land ecosystems.
dc.identifier.citationSalako, G., Sawyerr, H., Bashir, A., Adebayo, A., & Adio, A. (2017). Deductive and multi-criteria approach to ecosystem modeling and habitat mapping of shea butter trees (Vitellaria paradoxa) in the tropical savanna. International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2(6), 239001.
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijeab/2.6.38
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3161
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB)
dc.relation.ispartofseries2; 6
dc.titleDeductive and Multi-criteria Approach to Ecosystem Modeling and Habitat Mapping of Shea Butter Trees (Vitellaria Paradoxa) in the Tropical Savanna
dc.typeArticle
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