Geoinformatics & Geostatistics: An OverviewISSN: 2327-4581

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Mangrove Ecosystem Recovery and Restoration from Oil Spill in the Niger Delta: The GIS Perspective

Oluwagbenga OI Orimoogunje1* and Opeyemi Ajibola-James2
1Department of Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
2Geo Inheritance Limited, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Corresponding author : Oluwagbenga OI Orimoogunje
Department of Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife- 220005, Nigeria
Tel: +2348035855946;
E-mail: orimoogunje2@yahoo.com
Received: June 01, 2013 Accepted: September 16, 2013 Published: September 24, 2013
Citation: Orimoogunje OOI , Ajibola-James O (2013) Mangrove Ecosystem Recovery and Restoration from Oil Spill in the Niger Delta: The GIS Perspective. Geoinfor Geostat: An Overview S1. doi:10.4172/2327-4581.S1-017

Abstract

Mangrove Ecosystem Recovery and Restoration from Oil Spill in the Niger Delta: The GIS Perspective

The study evaluated the changes in the land cover of the mangrove ecosystem in Niger Delta from 1986 to 2008. It also assessed the time-frame required for mangrove vegetation in the study sites to recover from oil spill impact with a view to developing a GIS-based model for mangrove vegetation recovery in the Niger Delta. The study integrated both primary and secondary data sources.

Keywords: Land cover; Mangrove ecosystem; Multi-Date Satellite Imagery; GIS modelling

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