Niger River islands
E782112
The Niger River islands are a series of riverine landforms scattered along the Niger River, known for their ecological diversity and importance to local fishing, agriculture, and river transport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niger River islands canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river island group ⓘ |
| ecosystemService |
bird habitat
ⓘ
fish habitat ⓘ wetland vegetation habitat ⓘ |
| formedBy |
channel migration
ⓘ
fluvial deposition ⓘ sediment accumulation ⓘ |
| governedBy |
customary tenure systems
ⓘ
local community management ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alluvial sediments
ⓘ
dynamic morphology ⓘ ecological diversity ⓘ riverine landforms ⓘ seasonally flooded ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
inland fisheries
ⓘ
local livelihoods ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
fluvial geomorphology
ⓘ
socio-ecological systems ⓘ wetland ecology ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality |
dry season exposure
ⓘ
flood season expansion ⓘ |
| importantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
local food security ⓘ migratory waterbirds ⓘ riparian vegetation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Inner Niger Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Niger River basin ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
artisanal fisheries
ⓘ
flood-recession farming ⓘ riverine trade ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
dam construction upstream ⓘ overfishing ⓘ overgrazing ⓘ riverbank erosion ⓘ sand mining ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
fuelwood collection ⓘ grazing ⓘ river transport support ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.