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| dc.contributor.author | Awoke, Yenealem | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-24T09:54:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-24T09:54:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-12-24 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10085 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Guna Mountains Community Conservation Area is found in South Gondar. It was formally established as a community conservation area in 2016. The objective of this study was to assess the species diversity, abundance and distribution, of small mammals in Guna Mountain Community Conservation Area. The study area was divided into three habitats (Open grassland, Helichrysum and Erica moorland) based on vegetation type during a preliminary survey. The actual study was carried out between January, 2019 and May, 2019.Nine study grids were established in three selected habitats. In each grid, forty-nine Sherman live traps were used to capture the small mammals. A total of 435 individuals were captured in 11 907 trap-nights. Among them, 360 (82.8%) were rodents and 75 (17.2%) were insectivores. Five species of rodents (Lophuromys flavopunctatus, Arvicanthis abyssinicus, Stenocephalemy griseicauda, Otomys typhus, Thachyrocytes splendens and two species of shrew (Crocidura baileyi and Crocidura thalia) were recorded in the area. The first three rodent species and the two shrew species were captured whereas the presence of the last two rodent species Otomy typhusand Thachyrocytes splendens proved indirectly.The highest number of species were recorded in Open grassland and Helichrysum (5 species) whereas the least number of species were recorded in Erica moorland (4 species).The relative abundance of captured small mammal species was significantly different (χ 2 =122.092, df= 4, p < 0.001) The highest diversity index was recorded in open grassland (1.43) and the lowest diversity index Erica moorland (1.05). The distribution of rodents and shrew was significantly differed(X 2 =97.794, df =10, p<0.001) across studied habitats.There was also variation in species abundance in all habitats. L.flavopunctatus the highest (33.1%) species recorded in all habitat types followed by S. griseicauda (25.3%). Large numbers of individuals (175) were trapped in open grass land habitat. Human interference and grazing pressure influenced the rodent community in the study area. This should be curtailed so as to increase the species composition and abundance of rodents. Hence, this will help to sustain their ecological importance in the study area. | en_US |
| dc.subject | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND ECOTOURISM MANAGEMENT | en_US |
| dc.title | DIVERSTIY, ABUNIDANCE, ANDDISTRIBUTION OF SMALL MAMMALS IN GUNA MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AREA, SOUTH GONDAR, ETHIOPIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
