International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

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Species diversity, habitat association and abundance of avifauna and large mammals in Gonde Teklehimanot and Aresema monasteries in North Gondar, Ethiopia

Eshetu Moges
  • Eshetu Moges
  • College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, University of Gondar, Gondar, P. O. Box. 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Getinet Masersha
  • Getinet Masersha
  • College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, University of Gondar, Gondar, P. O. Box. 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Tebaber Chanie
  • Tebaber Chanie
  • College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, University of Gondar, Gondar, P. O. Box. 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Agrie Addisu
  • Agrie Addisu
  • College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, University of Gondar, Gondar, P. O. Box. 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Eyobe bv Mesfin
  • Eyobe bv Mesfin
  • College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, University of Gondar, Gondar, P. O. Box. 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Cherkos Wgeorgis Beyen
  • Cherkos Wgeorgis Beyen
  • College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, University of Gondar, Gondar, P. O. Box. 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 04 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 07 October 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2018

Abstract

Studies on species composition, distribution and relative abundance of birds and mammals in Gonde Teklehimanot and Aresema Monasteries was carried out from December, 2015 to February, 2016. In these areas, wildlife conservation is directly relevant to the local community, often as a source of livelihood, medicine and spiritual values. To collect data on population status of large mammals, we commenced a line transect while date on distribution, species composition and habitat association of Avifauna were collected by using a point transect, or point count in both Gonde Teklehimanot and Aresema monasteries. Based on these, a total of 95 and 72 species of birds and 21 and 9 species of mammal were recorded, respectively. Duncan’s Multiple Range Test showed that mean number of species did significantly differ between the two study sites. However, mean no. of species between habitats did not show a significant in both study areas. During the dry season, the highest species diversity at was recorded in farmlands and its associated habitat, 0.93 and followed by Riverine bushland, 0.75. This might be correlated with the less habitat diversity; i.e a homogenous (Ticket forest) habitat type is a dominantly habitat type in the area. Among the monastries, Gonde Teklehimanot was better in mammalian and Avifauna diversity than Aresema monastery. Both of them are rich in biodiversity, and hence, conservation practices and management innervations should be done at different levels of the local communities.

 

Key words:  Gonde Teklehimanot, Aresema monasteries, species.

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