Habitat corridors usage by wildlife in wooded patches of an agricultural landscape in New Bussa, Nigeria ...
This study assesses the dispersal and use of corridors by wildlife in wooded patches of an agricultural landscape in New Bussa. The study was undertaken to derive information on the species of wildlife associated with different habitat corridors in both wet and dry seasons in the area, as well as...
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Zenodo
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8298249 https://zenodo.org/record/8298249 |
| Summary: | This study assesses the dispersal and use of corridors by wildlife in wooded patches of an agricultural landscape in New Bussa. The study was undertaken to derive information on the species of wildlife associated with different habitat corridors in both wet and dry seasons in the area, as well as to determine their relative abundance and diversity in the area. The direct/indirect method of census was used. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (tables), and Analysis of Variance [ANOVA] was used to test if species distribution differed between habitats. The results gathered revealed that the wet season has the highest number of mammal species than the dry Season. Hedgerows and fencerows have the highest number of mammal’s species in both wet and dry seasons. Agama agama , Rattus rattus of Muridae and Rousettus acguptiacus of Pteropodidae family, Sciurus spermophilus , Sciurus carolinensis and Epomophorus ganbianus were found to be highly abundant in all the habitat types ... |
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