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| Kasso, M.; Bekele, A. | |
| Diversity, Abundance and Distribution of Mammals in Fragmented Remnant Forests around Asella Town, Ethiopia | |
| 2017 Journal of Biology (1): 1-12 | |
Survey on diversity, relative abundance, and distribution of mammals in fragmented remnant montane forest of Child Care Center and School of Agriculture was conducted from March to July 2013. Trapping, lines transect and indirect survey techniques were used. Information on abundance and species composition of matured trees was collected. Data were organized and analyzed using descriptive statistics. A total of 22 species of mammals belonging to five orders were recorded. From the trapped species of mammals, _Stenocephalemys albipes_ was most abundant while _Arvicanthis abyssinicus_ was least. From non-trapped groups of mammals, the most abundant was Colobus guereza whereas Leptailurus serval and Poecilogale albinucha were least recorded. Most of the species were widely distributed. However, _Mus mahomet, Arvicanthis abyssinicus, Redunca redunca _and_ Chlorocebus pygerythrus_ were recorded only from the School of Agriculture and in the same way Papio anubis was recorded from Child Care Center. The majority of the species (13) belonging to 108 individuals were recorded from thick canopy forest and nine species from grassland habitat. Plantation with secondary growth habitat was the most diversified habitat while grassland was the least. As the area is rich in mammal and other species, urgent conservation action is highly recommended. |
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