Assessment of black crowned crane and wattled crane population and spatiotemporal distribution in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
The black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) and wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) are the vulnerable resident birds of Ethiopia. However, little is known about their current status, local distribution, and responses to anthropogenic effects and environmental change. This study assessed the pop...
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| author | Abebayehu Aticho Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda Debela Hunde Feyssa Dereje Bekele Jiru Abebe Beyene Dinberu Seyoum Denyse J. Snelder Gudina Legese Feyisa Shimelis Aynalem George Archibald Tariku Mekonnen Gutema |
| author_facet | Abebayehu Aticho Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda Debela Hunde Feyssa Dereje Bekele Jiru Abebe Beyene Dinberu Seyoum Denyse J. Snelder Gudina Legese Feyisa Shimelis Aynalem George Archibald Tariku Mekonnen Gutema |
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| description | The black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) and wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) are the vulnerable resident birds of Ethiopia. However, little is known about their current status, local distribution, and responses to anthropogenic effects and environmental change. This study assessed the population status, spatiotemporal distribution, and factors affecting a population of the two crane species at 18 wetland sites in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. The result shows, wetlands used by the cranes were classified as slope, riverine, depressional, and lake fringe based on topographic positions, landforms and hydrologic conditions. A total of 304 black crowned cranes and 30 wattled cranes were recorded at the wetland sites over the study period. Statistically, the population status of the two crane species were significantly (P < .01) varied among the wetland sites in the non-breeding season, whereas this was not true for the breeding season. Spatially the wattled crane population was varied significantly (P < .01) among wetland sites throughout the study period (2013 - 2017) when black crowned crane population was varied significantly (P < .01) in most years. Likely, variation in the temporal distribution of the black crowned crane population was significant (P = .001) for the study period where the distribution of wattled crane was significant for the third and final year. A regression analyses revealed the presence of multiple anthropogenic and environmental variables with significant influence on the crane population, including crane-inhabiting wetland proximity to other wetlands, wetland size, wetland buffer area ownership and use (P < .01). Generally, promising numbers of the black crowned crane and wattled crane are found in Jimma Zone. For better conservation impact, there is a need for improved spatial planning and policy support to control crane habitat fragmentation resulting from infrastructure and urban development, wetland drainage, and buffer area mismanagement. Keywords: Balearica pavonina, Bugeranus carunculatus, Wetland, Spatiotemporal change, Habitat degradation |
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| spelling | doaj.art-718d3de553b246f9b1da3cc66ddff6512022-12-22T03:24:34ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942018-10-0116Assessment of black crowned crane and wattled crane population and spatiotemporal distribution in Jimma Zone, Southwest EthiopiaAbebayehu Aticho0Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda1Debela Hunde Feyssa2Dereje Bekele Jiru3Abebe Beyene4Dinberu Seyoum5Denyse J. Snelder6Gudina Legese Feyisa7Shimelis Aynalem8George Archibald9Tariku Mekonnen Gutema10Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaDepartment of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Institute of Health Science, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaDepartment of Statistics, College of Natural Science, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaInternational Office Centre for International Cooperation (CIS), VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsCenter for Environmental Science, College of Natural and Computational Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaDepartment of Fishery, Wetlands and Wildlife Management, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaInternational Crane Foundation, Baraboo, United StatesDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia; Department of Biology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayThe black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) and wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) are the vulnerable resident birds of Ethiopia. However, little is known about their current status, local distribution, and responses to anthropogenic effects and environmental change. This study assessed the population status, spatiotemporal distribution, and factors affecting a population of the two crane species at 18 wetland sites in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. The result shows, wetlands used by the cranes were classified as slope, riverine, depressional, and lake fringe based on topographic positions, landforms and hydrologic conditions. A total of 304 black crowned cranes and 30 wattled cranes were recorded at the wetland sites over the study period. Statistically, the population status of the two crane species were significantly (P < .01) varied among the wetland sites in the non-breeding season, whereas this was not true for the breeding season. Spatially the wattled crane population was varied significantly (P < .01) among wetland sites throughout the study period (2013 - 2017) when black crowned crane population was varied significantly (P < .01) in most years. Likely, variation in the temporal distribution of the black crowned crane population was significant (P = .001) for the study period where the distribution of wattled crane was significant for the third and final year. A regression analyses revealed the presence of multiple anthropogenic and environmental variables with significant influence on the crane population, including crane-inhabiting wetland proximity to other wetlands, wetland size, wetland buffer area ownership and use (P < .01). Generally, promising numbers of the black crowned crane and wattled crane are found in Jimma Zone. For better conservation impact, there is a need for improved spatial planning and policy support to control crane habitat fragmentation resulting from infrastructure and urban development, wetland drainage, and buffer area mismanagement. Keywords: Balearica pavonina, Bugeranus carunculatus, Wetland, Spatiotemporal change, Habitat degradationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418301653 |
| spellingShingle | Abebayehu Aticho Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda Debela Hunde Feyssa Dereje Bekele Jiru Abebe Beyene Dinberu Seyoum Denyse J. Snelder Gudina Legese Feyisa Shimelis Aynalem George Archibald Tariku Mekonnen Gutema Assessment of black crowned crane and wattled crane population and spatiotemporal distribution in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia Global Ecology and Conservation |
| title | Assessment of black crowned crane and wattled crane population and spatiotemporal distribution in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia |
| title_full | Assessment of black crowned crane and wattled crane population and spatiotemporal distribution in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of black crowned crane and wattled crane population and spatiotemporal distribution in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of black crowned crane and wattled crane population and spatiotemporal distribution in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia |
| title_short | Assessment of black crowned crane and wattled crane population and spatiotemporal distribution in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia |
| title_sort | assessment of black crowned crane and wattled crane population and spatiotemporal distribution in jimma zone southwest ethiopia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418301653 |
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