DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF RODENT ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTH OF FAZAO-MALFAKASSA NATIONAL PARK (TOGO)
The rodent assemblages were studied in different habitat types in the northern part of the Fazao-Malfakassa National Park located in central-western Togo, West Africa. A suite of different methods was applied, including face-by-face interviews with local hunters, live trapping along standardized tr...
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| author | Luca Luiselli AMÉTÉPÉ HOUNMAVO Delagnon Assou ABRÉ SONHAYE-OUYÉ MAWUNYA KOMI GBEMOU FLORENCE AFI KONKO ABDOU-RACHAD AYEWA GABRIEL H. . SEGNIAGBETO GUILLAUME K. KETOH Daniele Dendi Giovanni Amori |
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The rodent assemblages were studied in different habitat types in the northern part of the Fazao-Malfakassa National Park located in central-western Togo, West Africa. A suite of different methods was applied, including face-by-face interviews with local hunters, live trapping along standardized transects and opportunistic observations. A total of 20 rodent species were recorded based on the surveys carried out in villages, including 6 families and 17 genera. There was a clear gradient pattern in the univariate diversity indices by habitat type: Dominance index was remarkably higher in Urban/plantation than in the other habitat types whereas Evenness index was remarkably higher in gallery forest than in the other habitat types. According to a Canonical Correspondence Analysis, three “ecological groups” (= guilds) of species were formed: a group from wooded habitats (savannahs and semiforests), a group from grassy savannah and a group from urban/plantation habitats. Null model analyses revealed that species tend to non-randomly congregate in some habitat types and/or localities. The ecological implications of these data were presented.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d3d40ba1f5f4f78be9f162e778835ed2024-02-02T21:38:50ZengUniversity of Kansas LibrariesEuropean Journal of Ecology1339-84742023-06-019110.17161/eurojecol.v9i1.17947DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF RODENT ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTH OF FAZAO-MALFAKASSA NATIONAL PARK (TOGO)Luca Luiselli0AMÉTÉPÉ HOUNMAVODelagnon AssouABRÉ SONHAYE-OUYÉMAWUNYA KOMI GBEMOUFLORENCE AFI KONKOABDOU-RACHAD AYEWAGABRIEL H. . SEGNIAGBETOGUILLAUME K. KETOHDaniele DendiGiovanni AmoriInstitute for Development Ecology Conservation and Cooperation The rodent assemblages were studied in different habitat types in the northern part of the Fazao-Malfakassa National Park located in central-western Togo, West Africa. A suite of different methods was applied, including face-by-face interviews with local hunters, live trapping along standardized transects and opportunistic observations. A total of 20 rodent species were recorded based on the surveys carried out in villages, including 6 families and 17 genera. There was a clear gradient pattern in the univariate diversity indices by habitat type: Dominance index was remarkably higher in Urban/plantation than in the other habitat types whereas Evenness index was remarkably higher in gallery forest than in the other habitat types. According to a Canonical Correspondence Analysis, three “ecological groups” (= guilds) of species were formed: a group from wooded habitats (savannahs and semiforests), a group from grassy savannah and a group from urban/plantation habitats. Null model analyses revealed that species tend to non-randomly congregate in some habitat types and/or localities. The ecological implications of these data were presented. https://journals.ku.edu/EuroJEcol/article/view/17947Rodentia, specific diversity, community ecology, Fazao-Malfakassa National Park, West Africa. |
| spellingShingle | Luca Luiselli AMÉTÉPÉ HOUNMAVO Delagnon Assou ABRÉ SONHAYE-OUYÉ MAWUNYA KOMI GBEMOU FLORENCE AFI KONKO ABDOU-RACHAD AYEWA GABRIEL H. . SEGNIAGBETO GUILLAUME K. KETOH Daniele Dendi Giovanni Amori DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF RODENT ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTH OF FAZAO-MALFAKASSA NATIONAL PARK (TOGO) European Journal of Ecology Rodentia, specific diversity, community ecology, Fazao-Malfakassa National Park, West Africa. |
| title | DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF RODENT ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTH OF FAZAO-MALFAKASSA NATIONAL PARK (TOGO) |
| title_full | DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF RODENT ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTH OF FAZAO-MALFAKASSA NATIONAL PARK (TOGO) |
| title_fullStr | DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF RODENT ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTH OF FAZAO-MALFAKASSA NATIONAL PARK (TOGO) |
| title_full_unstemmed | DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF RODENT ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTH OF FAZAO-MALFAKASSA NATIONAL PARK (TOGO) |
| title_short | DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF RODENT ASSEMBLAGES IN THE NORTH OF FAZAO-MALFAKASSA NATIONAL PARK (TOGO) |
| title_sort | diversity patterns of rodent assemblages in the north of fazao malfakassa national park togo |
| topic | Rodentia, specific diversity, community ecology, Fazao-Malfakassa National Park, West Africa. |
| url | https://journals.ku.edu/EuroJEcol/article/view/17947 |
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