Analysis of Morphometric Traits and Ecological Threats: A Study at Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | Chapter 11 | Emerging Issues in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 2

 The objective search out analyze the morphometric traits of this region utilizing certain suitable topography characteristics (promotion, slope, and aspect) to recognize places at risk for weighty ecological issues like flood, erosion, and so forth. This study was conducted in Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. In order to raise data integration into the GIS interfaces, a mathematical elevation model (DEM) was seized as a raster with longitude and scope; geo-referenced, but re-bulged to WGS, UTM zone 32 N. The differing layers representing promotion, slope, and aspect were gleaned using the surface operation form of the spatial accountant extension of ArcGIS 9.3. To unite the units of measurement for unification into the same study environment, these were submitted to the reclassification function in the unchanging programme. Following categorization, the tiers were used to map the environment utilizing algebra to pretend erosion, flood emergencies, and the potential for siltation of the area's streams, tributaries, and wetlands. Consequently, slope, promotion and aspect were the surface coatings utilized for the single harvest map arithmetic.  The result confirmed the advancement of this area expected low-lying peak above the mean sea level with Open Water, Sea Level Terrain, Beach Ridge Complex, Alluvial Plain accompanying Mangroves and Gently Undulating Coastal Plain Sands as the five significant landscape classes in SCFR. The result further revealed that areas outside vegetation cover written series of environmental hitches than areas with able vegetation cover. Specifically, the labeled problems included water contamination, coastal deterioration, land degradation, soil adulteration, flood, habitat fragmentation, falsification of wetlands and siltation of streams, rills, and tributaries that restriction of anthropogenic activities and enough restoration measures in SCFR are powerfully recommended for its sustainability.

Author(s) Details:

Umana S. Umana,
Department of Geology, University of Calabar, Nigeria.

Uwem J. Ituen,
Department of Geography and Natural Resources Management, University of Uyo, Nigeria.

Imoh E. Ukpong,
Department of Geography and Natural Resources Management, University of Uyo, Nigeria.

Unwana S. Koffi,
Department of Marine Biology, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria.

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