Morphological Characterization and Classification of Soils in Khana Area of Niger Delta, Nigeria

Abam, T. K. S. (2001). Regional hydrological research perspectives in the Niger Delta. Hydrological sciences journal, 46(1), 13-25. Adekola, O., & Mitchell, G. (2011). The Niger Delta wetlands: threats to ecosystem services, their importance to dependent communities and possible management measures. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 7(1), 50-68. Adhikari, K., & Hartemink, A. E. (2016). Linking soils to ecosystem services—A global review. Geoderma, 262, 101-111. Ahn, P.M. (1970). West African Soils. Oxford University Press. Ely House, London, W.I. 1970, Andrews, S. S., Karlen, D. L., & Cambardella, C. A. (2004). The soil management assessment framework: a quantitative soil quality evaluation method. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 68(6), 1945-1962. Black, G.R and Hartge, K.H. (1986). Bulk density. In: klute, A (ed.) Methods of Soil Analysis. Part I. Physical and Mineralogical Methods. Agron. Monogr. 9. 2nd ed. ASA and SSSA. Madison. Brevik, E. C., Calzolari, C., Miller, B. A., Pereira, P., Kabala, C., Baumgarten, A., & Jordán, A. (2016). Soil mapping, classification, and pedologic modeling: History and future directions. Geoderma, 264, 256-274. Esu Ejemot, I. (2010). Soil Characterisation, Classification and Survey. 232. Gee, G. W. & Or, D. (2002). Particle size analysis. In: J. H. Dane & G. C. Topp (eds.) Methods of soil analysis, part 4, Physical methods. Soil Science Society of American Book series. No 5 ASA and SSSA, Maidson, Wisconsin: 255-293. Kamalu, O. J., Udom, B. E., Omenihu, A. A. (2017). Assessment of soil quality in representative pedons of the Sombreiro Warri Deltaic plain of the Niger Delta Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Earth science Vol. 3. No. 5. ISSN 2489-0081 Needam, B.G. Wokocha,C. C. & Kamalu O. J. (2020). Land use Change Detection of Khana Local government area of Rivers State Using Remote Sensing and GIS. International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering, 06(12), 01–08. https://doi.org/10.31695/ijasre.2020.33743 Njoku, J. D. (2013). Agro-Ecological Assessment of Soil Quality of a River Watershed in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. J. Environ. Earth Sci, 3, 48-56. Rayment, G.E. & Higginson, F.R. (1992). Australian Laboratory Handbook of soil & water chemical methods, Melbourne, Inkata press. (Australian Soil & Land Survey Handbooks Vol. 3) Soil Survey Staff - NRCS/USDA. (2014). Keys to soil taxonomy. Soil Conservation Service, 12, http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_051546.pdf Soil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. Natural Resources Conservation Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 436. Tuttle, M. L., Charpentier, R. R., Brownfield, M. E. (1999) The Niger Delta petroleum system: Niger Delta province, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea, Africa. United States geologic survey. Retrieved 6 March 2015. Udoh, B. T., Esu, I. E., Ibia, T. O., Onweremadu, E. U., & Unyienyin, S. E. (2013). Agricultural potential of the beach ridge soils of the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Ugwa, I. K., Orimoloye, J. R., Kamalu, O. J., & Obazuaye, E. (2017). Morpho-Physical Properties and Related Management Implications of Some Inceptisols in Two Ecological Zones of Southern Nigeria. Futo Journal Series (FUTOJNLS), 3(1), 258–272. www.futojnls.org Zabbey, N., Giadom, F. D., & Babatunde, B. B. (2019). Nigerian coastal environments. In World seas: An environmental evaluation (pp. 835-854). Academic Press.