Review: Impact of Climate Change on Aquatic Biodiversity and Fish Communities in the Aquatic Ecosystem in Nigeria, with a Focus on the Niger Delta Region

Climate change poses significant threats to aquatic biodiversity and fish communities in Nigeria, impacting both natural ecosystems like wetlands, rivers, and lakes, and man-made systems such as ponds and reservoirs. Increasing temperatures, fluctuating rainfall patterns, flooding, and rise in sea-level, disrupt water quality, habitat availability, and ecological patterns, poses adverse effects on fisheries productivity and food security.