Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, Ashanti region, Ghana
This study assessed invertebrate response to disturbances in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, using geometric series, rarefaction, Renyi diversity, and CCA models. We sampled 2,077 individuals (dry season) and 2,282 (wet season) belonging to 16 invertebrate orders. The severely disturbed habitat...
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| author | Nsor Collins Ayine Oppong Samuel K. Danquah Emmanuel Ochem Michael Antobre Osei Owusu |
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| description | This study assessed invertebrate response to disturbances in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, using geometric series, rarefaction, Renyi diversity, and CCA models. We sampled 2,077 individuals (dry season) and 2,282 (wet season) belonging to 16 invertebrate orders. The severely disturbed habitat registered the highest individuals (n = 1,999), while the least was the moderately disturbed habitat (n = 740). Seasonal assemblages were not significantly different. Fire, farming, tree felling, and erosion explained 66.8% and 60.55% in the dry and wet seasons, respectively, of variations in invertebrate assemblages. This suggests threats to the invertebrate community and the riparian ecosystem health by anthropogenic interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8cb3def585b247faa0a8a0ca611f18a52022-12-21T21:55:35ZengDe GruyterOpen Life Sciences2391-54122020-06-0115133134510.1515/biol-2020-0037biol-2020-0037Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, Ashanti region, GhanaNsor Collins Ayine0Oppong Samuel K.1Danquah Emmanuel2Ochem Michael3Antobre Osei Owusu4Department of Forest Resources Technology, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Wildlife and Range Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Wildlife and Range Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Wildlife and Range Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Forest Resources Technology, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaThis study assessed invertebrate response to disturbances in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, using geometric series, rarefaction, Renyi diversity, and CCA models. We sampled 2,077 individuals (dry season) and 2,282 (wet season) belonging to 16 invertebrate orders. The severely disturbed habitat registered the highest individuals (n = 1,999), while the least was the moderately disturbed habitat (n = 740). Seasonal assemblages were not significantly different. Fire, farming, tree felling, and erosion explained 66.8% and 60.55% in the dry and wet seasons, respectively, of variations in invertebrate assemblages. This suggests threats to the invertebrate community and the riparian ecosystem health by anthropogenic interventions.https://doi.org/10.1515/biol-2020-0037habitat conditionsenvironmental disturbancegeometric seriesrarefactionrenyi diversity orderingcanonical correspondence analysis |
| spellingShingle | Nsor Collins Ayine Oppong Samuel K. Danquah Emmanuel Ochem Michael Antobre Osei Owusu Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, Ashanti region, Ghana Open Life Sciences habitat conditions environmental disturbance geometric series rarefaction renyi diversity ordering canonical correspondence analysis |
| title | Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, Ashanti region, Ghana |
| title_full | Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, Ashanti region, Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, Ashanti region, Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, Ashanti region, Ghana |
| title_short | Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe river, Ashanti region, Ghana |
| title_sort | spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the wewe river ashanti region ghana |
| topic | habitat conditions environmental disturbance geometric series rarefaction renyi diversity ordering canonical correspondence analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/biol-2020-0037 |
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