Abundance and Habitat Preference of the Genus <i>Euplectes</i> in Protected and Non protected Habitats of Jos East Plateau State, Nigeria
The knowledge on the factors influencing habitat selection is of uttermost importance because it guides the development of conservation action plan for species. Till date, there is no baseline study on the genus Euplectes in Northern Nigeria thus, an attempt to investigate the habitat preference of...
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| author | M.J. Francis A.A. Chaskda A. Ombugadu S.D. Karau O.C. Mathias O. Olori-Oke C.K. Yakubu |
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The knowledge on the factors influencing habitat selection is of uttermost importance because it guides the development of conservation action plan for species. Till date, there is no baseline study on the genus Euplectes in Northern Nigeria thus, an attempt to investigate the habitat preference of the genus was carried out in Amurum Forest Reserve and the nonprotected habitats of Fobur. Line transects of 200m were randomly laid across the study sites. The abundance of Bishop species was highest in farmland compared to grassland and rocky outcrop. Therefore, the number of the species was significantly different between habitats (F2, 573 = 5.454, P = 0.0015). There was a significant relationship between flock size and number of seeds across habitat types. Number of individual birds increased with increase in seed number (F1, 57 = 21687.786, P < 0.001). With the exception of grass height, there was a highly significant difference in relation to vegetation variables taken between plots where Bishop species were sighted and the random points where they were not seen (P < 0.001). The finding suggests that farmlands should be integrated into conservation plan in the nonprotected area based on the high population of the genus recorded.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a95067782a140668fbf67a57c9b00c82024-04-02T19:47:43ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992021-11-0125810.4314/jasem.v25i8.7Abundance and Habitat Preference of the Genus <i>Euplectes</i> in Protected and Non protected Habitats of Jos East Plateau State, NigeriaM.J. FrancisA.A. ChaskdaA. OmbugaduS.D. KarauO.C. MathiasO. Olori-OkeC.K. Yakubu The knowledge on the factors influencing habitat selection is of uttermost importance because it guides the development of conservation action plan for species. Till date, there is no baseline study on the genus Euplectes in Northern Nigeria thus, an attempt to investigate the habitat preference of the genus was carried out in Amurum Forest Reserve and the nonprotected habitats of Fobur. Line transects of 200m were randomly laid across the study sites. The abundance of Bishop species was highest in farmland compared to grassland and rocky outcrop. Therefore, the number of the species was significantly different between habitats (F2, 573 = 5.454, P = 0.0015). There was a significant relationship between flock size and number of seeds across habitat types. Number of individual birds increased with increase in seed number (F1, 57 = 21687.786, P < 0.001). With the exception of grass height, there was a highly significant difference in relation to vegetation variables taken between plots where Bishop species were sighted and the random points where they were not seen (P < 0.001). The finding suggests that farmlands should be integrated into conservation plan in the nonprotected area based on the high population of the genus recorded. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/217960Habitat selection, Genus Euplectes, Protected and nonprotected habitats, Vegetation variables |
| spellingShingle | M.J. Francis A.A. Chaskda A. Ombugadu S.D. Karau O.C. Mathias O. Olori-Oke C.K. Yakubu Abundance and Habitat Preference of the Genus <i>Euplectes</i> in Protected and Non protected Habitats of Jos East Plateau State, Nigeria Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management Habitat selection, Genus Euplectes, Protected and nonprotected habitats, Vegetation variables |
| title | Abundance and Habitat Preference of the Genus <i>Euplectes</i> in Protected and Non protected Habitats of Jos East Plateau State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Abundance and Habitat Preference of the Genus <i>Euplectes</i> in Protected and Non protected Habitats of Jos East Plateau State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Abundance and Habitat Preference of the Genus <i>Euplectes</i> in Protected and Non protected Habitats of Jos East Plateau State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abundance and Habitat Preference of the Genus <i>Euplectes</i> in Protected and Non protected Habitats of Jos East Plateau State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Abundance and Habitat Preference of the Genus <i>Euplectes</i> in Protected and Non protected Habitats of Jos East Plateau State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | abundance and habitat preference of the genus i euplectes i in protected and non protected habitats of jos east plateau state nigeria |
| topic | Habitat selection, Genus Euplectes, Protected and nonprotected habitats, Vegetation variables |
| url | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/217960 |
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