Socio-economic potentials and environmental implications of coastal tourism at Adiabo, Cross River State, Nigeria

Akpabio, Iniobong A.; Eniang, Edem A.; Egwali, E. C.

doi:10.1007/s10668-006-9063-2

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“…• C. The area has an average relative humidity of 80-90% at 10 am during the wet season [20]. The vegetation of the area is a mixture of mangrove and rainforest.…”

Section: Study Area Tinapa Is Located On Latitude 05mentioning

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Analysis of Soil-Vegetation Interrelationships in a South-Southern Secondary Forest of Nigeria

Eni

Iwara

Offiong

2012

International Journal of Forestry Research

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Soil-vegetation interrelationships in a secondary forest of South-Southern Nigeria were studied using principal component analysis (PCA) and canonical correlation analysis (CCA). The grid system of vegetation sampling was employed to randomly collect vegetation and soil data from fifteen quadrats of 10 m × 10 m. PCA result showed that exchangeable sodium, organic matter, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable calcium, and sand content were the major soil properties sustaining the regenerative capacity and luxuriant characteristics of the secondary forest, while tree size and tree density constituted the main vegetation parameters protecting and enriching the soil for its continuous support to the vegetation after decades of anthropogenic disturbance (food crop cultivation and illegal logging activities) before its acquisition and subsequent preservation by the Cross River State government in 2003. In addition, canonical correlation analysis showed result similar to PCA, as it indicated a pattern of relationship between soil and vegetation. The only retained canonical variate revealed a positive interrelationship between organic matter and tree size as well as an inverse relationship between organic matter and tree density. These extracted soil and vegetation variables are indeed significantly important in explaining soil-vegetation interrelationships in the highly regenerative secondary forest.

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“…• C. The area has an average relative humidity of 80-90% at 10 am during the wet season [20]. The vegetation of the area is a mixture of mangrove and rainforest.…”

Section: Study Area Tinapa Is Located On Latitude 05mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The rich and luxuriant vegetation of the area has been subjected to severe degradation in the past before the advent of Tinapa; as such, the vegetation comprised secondary forest approaching climax. The soils are generally deep, porous and weakly structured, and well drained with low moderate status [20].…”

Section: Study Area Tinapa Is Located On Latitude 05mentioning

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Analysis of Soil-Vegetation Interrelationships in a South-Southern Secondary Forest of Nigeria

Eni

Iwara

Offiong

2012

International Journal of Forestry Research

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“…The nearness of the Atlantic Ocean has a moderating effect on temperature with highest average daily maximum of 35 0 C and recorded mean annual temperature of 26 o C. The area has an average relative humidity of 80-90 percent at 10am during the wet season (Akpabio et al, 2006). The vegetation of the area is a mixture of mangrove and tropical rainforest.…”

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“…The rich and luxuriant vegetation of the area has been subjected to severe degradation in the past before the advent of Tinapa; as such, the vegetation comprised of secondary forest approaching climax. The soils are generally deep, porous and weakly structured, and well-drained with low moderate status (Akpabio et al, 2006). The soils in the area are ferrallitic with dominant colour of yellowish-brown (Soil Map of Nigeria, 1964).…”

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Multivariate Analysis of Soil-Vegetation Interrelationships in a South-Southern Secondary Forest of Nigeria

Iwara¹,

Ogundele²,

Eli³

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Multivariate statistical techniques were employed to study soil-vegetation interrelationships in a secondary forest of South-Southern Nigeria. The grid system of vegetation sampling was used to randomly collect vegetation and soil data from fifteen quadrats of 10m x 10m. The result of principal components analysis identified seven basic sets of soil-vegetation variables that enhanced the interrelationships. Canonical correlation result indicated a positive association between organic matter and tree size, while the linear association between organic matter and tree density revealed an inverse relationship. The result of redundancy coefficient indicated that 18 percent of the variance in vegetation characteristics was accounted for by the variability in soil properties whereas, 81 percent of the variance in soil properties was accounted for by the variability in vegetation characteristics. The regression analyses on the other hand indicated that exchangeable sodium positively influenced tree species composition and richness; and that tree size as well as tree density exerted substantial influence on the contents of organic matter and total nitrogen of the soil. However, drawing inference from results of canonical correlation analysis and those of multiple regression analysis, it was concluded that soil and vegetation components of the secondary forest vegetation were mutually dependent and therefore exerted joint influences on each another.

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“…Coastal tourism development can result in economic growth as well as raising revenue for the coastal cities. 20…”

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Investigating the bioclimatic circumstances of beaches to develop coastal tourism based on becker method (case study Guilan province, Iran)

Rahmani

Izadi

2018

IJH

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Coastal tourism is one of the most attractive and a popular activity all over the world which is growing fast and has been transmuted into a multi-purpose activity. In this regard, weather conditions and climatic circumstances are considered factors effective on tourism industry and generally life, health and welfare of human beings. Considering climatic circumstances, we can choose type of tourism attraction and plan specifically. One of the methods through which the extent of welfare can be investigated bioclimaticaly is Becker method.In order to statistically evaluate the bioclimatic circumstances of human being in coastal line of Guilan province, climatic elements such as temperature (minimum and maximum) and wind speed were collected for a period of 20 years from synoptic stations in Astra, Anzali, Rasht and Ramsar. Ramsar station was selected as a neighboring and climatically similar station and due to absence of a synoptic station with 20-year data in East of Guilan province.Evaluating the 4 stations according to Becker index showed that costal line in Guilan possesses optimal and relatively optimal climatic circumstances at least during 7 months of a year.

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Socio-economic potentials and environmental implications of coastal tourism at Adiabo, Cross River State, Nigeria

Cited by 14 publications

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Analysis of Soil-Vegetation Interrelationships in a South-Southern Secondary Forest of Nigeria

Analysis of Soil-Vegetation Interrelationships in a South-Southern Secondary Forest of Nigeria

Multivariate Analysis of Soil-Vegetation Interrelationships in a South-Southern Secondary Forest of Nigeria

Investigating the bioclimatic circumstances of beaches to develop coastal tourism based on becker method (case study Guilan province, Iran)

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