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 * 6.1
 * Introduction
 * 78
 * 6.2
 * The Complexity of the Natural FAM Ecosystems
 * 78
 * 6.3
 * Palms and Other Vegetation
 * 80
 * 6.4
 * Sub-Ecozones of the FAM Ecozone
 * 81
 * 6.5
 * Animal Communities of the FAM
 * 85
 * 7
 * THE NATURAL BRACKISH-WATER ALLUVIAL EQUATORIAL MONSOON (BAM) ECOZONE
 * 88
 * 7.1
 * Introduction
 * 88
 * 7.2
 * Mangrove Forests and their Distribution
 * 88
 * 7.3
 * Plant Species Composition of the Nigerian Mangroves
 * 89
 * 7.4
 * The Dynamics of Mangrove Ecology
 * 91
 * 7.5
 * Food Chains of the BAM Ecosystem
 * 92
 * 7.6
 * Animal Communities of the BAM Ecozone
 * 93
 * 7.7
 * The Brackish-water/Freshwater Ecozone
 * 94
 * 8
 * THE NATURAL SAND-BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE NIGER DELTA
 * 96
 * 8.1
 * The Formation of the Sand-Barrier Islands
 * 96
 * 8.2
 * The Balance Between Deposition and Erosion
 * 97
 * 8.3
 * The Natural Ecosystems
 * 98
 * 8.4
 * The Beach Strand Sub-Ecozones
 * 99
 * 8.5
 * Animal Communities of the Sand-Barrier Islands
 * 100
 * 9
 * THE NATURAL ESTUARIES & IN-SHORE WATERS OF THE NIGER DELTA
 * 101
 * 9.1
 * Introduction
 * 101
 * 9.2
 * Ecosystem Dynamics of the Estuaries and Inshore Waters
 * 101
 * 9.3
 * Plants and Animals of the Estuaries and Inshore Waters
 * 102
 * 10
 * PEOPLE AND RESOURCE-USE CONFLICT
 * 105
 * 10.1
 * Animal Populations and Ecosystems
 * 105
 * 10.2
 * Resource Cycles and People
 * 105
 * 10.3
 * The Ecological Problem of Modern Society
 * 109
 * 10.4
 * Resource-Use Conflicts
 * 111
 * 10.5
 * Is There an Easy Solution?
 * 112
 * 11
 * THE RESOURCES OF THE NIGER DELTA
 * 105
 * 11.1
 * Renewable and Non-renewable Resources
 * 114
 * 11.2
 * Land
 * 115
 * 11.3
 * Water
 * 116
 * 11.4
 * Fish
 * 119
 * 12
 * THE RESOURCES OF THE NIGER DELTA: FORESTS
 * 123
 * 12.1
 * The Nature of the Resource
 * 123
 * 12.2
 * Classification of the Forest Condition in the Niger Delta
 * 123
 * 12.3
 * Forest Resources by Ecozone
 * 125
 * 12.4
 * The Economic Problem of the Forest Resources
 * 127
 * 12.5
 * Economic Cost-Benefit Analyses of Forest Exploitation
 * 128
 * 13
 * THE RESOURCES OF THE NIGER DELTA: SOIL AND AGRICULTURE
 * 130
 * 13.1
 * Introduction
 * 130
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 * 115
 * 11.3
 * Water
 * 116
 * 11.4
 * Fish
 * 119
 * 12
 * THE RESOURCES OF THE NIGER DELTA: FORESTS
 * 123
 * 12.1
 * The Nature of the Resource
 * 123
 * 12.2
 * Classification of the Forest Condition in the Niger Delta
 * 123
 * 12.3
 * Forest Resources by Ecozone
 * 125
 * 12.4
 * The Economic Problem of the Forest Resources
 * 127
 * 12.5
 * Economic Cost-Benefit Analyses of Forest Exploitation
 * 128
 * 13
 * THE RESOURCES OF THE NIGER DELTA: SOIL AND AGRICULTURE
 * 130
 * 13.1
 * Introduction
 * 130
 * }
 * 128
 * 13
 * THE RESOURCES OF THE NIGER DELTA: SOIL AND AGRICULTURE
 * 130
 * 13.1
 * Introduction
 * 130
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 * 130
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