Jos Plateau

Jos Plateau
Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic
Jos Plateau; Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic
	Hillside near Jos
	Location of the Jos Plateau
Ecology
Realm	Afrotropical
Biome	montane grasslands and shrublands
Borders	Guinean forest-savanna mosaic; West Sudanian savanna;
Geography
Area	13,281 km2 (5,128 sq mi)
Country	Nigeria
States	Plateau; Bauchi; Kaduna;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	1,199 km2 (9%)

9°34′00″N 9°05′00″E / 9.5667°N 9.0833°E / 9.5667; 9.0833

The Jos Plateau is a plateau located near the centre of Nigeria. The plateau has given its name to the Plateau State in which it is found and is named for the state's capital, Jos. The plateau is home to people of diverse cultures and languages. The plateau's montane grasslands, savannas, and forests are home to communities of plants and animals distinct from those of the surrounding lowlands and constitute the Jos Plateau forest-savanna mosaic ecoregion.

At the start of the 20th century, the British established Jos as a tin-mining metropolis. Many individuals from Southern and Northern Nigeria came to Jos for work and business because of the tin industry on the plateau.^[3] Situated in North-Central Nigeria, the area consists of rolling hills on a plateau. Because of its diverse range of landforms and stunning scenery, the Jos Plateau is a popular tourist destination.^[4]

^ "Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
^ Dinerstein, Eric; Olson, David; et al. (June 2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Supplemental material 2 table S1b.
^ Freund William (1986), “Theft and Social Protest among the Tin Miners of Northern Nigeria,” in Donald Crummey (ed.), Banditry, Rebellion and Social Protest in Africa, Oxford: James Curney, pp. 49-63
^ Iro Aghedo, D. N. N. (2018). Plateau.

[wwf-1] "Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.

[dinerstein-2] Dinerstein, Eric; Olson, David; et al. (June 2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Supplemental material 2 table S1b.

[3] Freund William (1986), “Theft and Social Protest among the Tin Miners of Northern Nigeria,” in Donald Crummey (ed.), Banditry, Rebellion and Social Protest in Africa, Oxford: James Curney, pp. 49-63

[4] Iro Aghedo, D. N. N. (2018). Plateau.

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