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 * 1
 * PROLOGUE
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 * 1.1
 * The First Edition
 * 5
 * 1.2
 * Additional Information
 * 5
 * 1.3
 * Support and Assistance
 * 5
 * 1.4
 * The Maps
 * 6
 * 1.5
 * The Figures
 * 21
 * 2||INTRODUCTION
 * 30
 * 2.1
 * What is ERA?
 * 30
 * 2.2
 * The ERA Philosphy
 * 30
 * 2.3
 * ERA Knowledge is Based upon Participatory Research.
 * 32
 * 2.4
 * What is Participatory Research?
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 * 3||WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENT?
 * 35
 * 3.1
 * Defining Ecology and Environment in Terms of the Human Landscape
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 * 3.2
 * Analysing a Landscape
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 * 3.3
 * The Human Landscape: Economic Activity and Society
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 * 3.4
 * Landscapes are Alive
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 * 3.5
 * Ecosystems
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 * 3.6
 * Terms Used in the Descriptions of Ecosystems
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 * 3.7
 * Plants and Animals in Ecosystems
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 * 3.8
 * The Dynamics of Ecosystems and Viability
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 * 3.9
 * Real Ecology: Human Society
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 * 4||WHAT IS THE NIGER DELTA?
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 * 4.1
 * A Unique Ecosystem
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 * 4.2
 * Relief
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 * 4.3
 * Local Climate
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 * 4.4
 * Hydrology
 * 50
 * 4.5
 * Soils
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 * 4.6
 * Natural Vegetation
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 * 4.7
 * Natural Animal Communities
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 * 4.8
 * The Natural Ecosystem
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 * 5||THE NATURAL LOWLAND EQUATORIAL MONSOON (LEM) ECOZONE
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 * 5.1
 * Introduction
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 * 5.2
 * Tropical Rainforest: Definition and Classification
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 * 5.3
 * Correcting Some Misconceptions About the Rainforest
 * 61
 * 5.4
 * Distribution of the Natural Tropical Rainforest Biome
 * 63
 * 5.5
 * Micro-Climate of the LEM Rainforest
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 * 5.6
 * Physical Characteristics of the LEM Rainforest
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 * 5.7
 * Diversity of Tree Forms in the LEM Rainforest
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 * 5.8
 * Biodiversity of the LEM Rainforest
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 * 5.9
 * Plant Species of the LEM Rainforest
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 * 5.10
 * Animal Species of the LEM Rainforest
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 * 5.11
 * The Sub-Ecozones of the LEM Ecozone of the Niger Delta
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 * THE NATURAL FRESHWATER ALLUVIAL EQUATORIAL MONSOON (FAM) ECOZONE
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 * Tropical Rainforest: Definition and Classification
 * 60
 * 5.3
 * Correcting Some Misconceptions About the Rainforest
 * 61
 * 5.4
 * Distribution of the Natural Tropical Rainforest Biome
 * 63
 * 5.5
 * Micro-Climate of the LEM Rainforest
 * 64
 * 5.6
 * Physical Characteristics of the LEM Rainforest
 * 67
 * 5.7
 * Diversity of Tree Forms in the LEM Rainforest
 * 69
 * 5.8
 * Biodiversity of the LEM Rainforest
 * 71
 * 5.9
 * Plant Species of the LEM Rainforest
 * 72
 * 5.10
 * Animal Species of the LEM Rainforest
 * 75
 * 5.11
 * The Sub-Ecozones of the LEM Ecozone of the Niger Delta
 * 77
 * 6
 * THE NATURAL FRESHWATER ALLUVIAL EQUATORIAL MONSOON (FAM) ECOZONE
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 * 75
 * 5.11
 * The Sub-Ecozones of the LEM Ecozone of the Niger Delta
 * 77
 * 6
 * THE NATURAL FRESHWATER ALLUVIAL EQUATORIAL MONSOON (FAM) ECOZONE
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