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The effects of forest fragmentation on species richness on the O budu P lateau, south‐eastern N igeria
Author(s) -
Dami Filibus Danjuma,
Mwansat Georgina Samuel,
Manu Shiiwa A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/aje.12028
Subject(s) - species richness , fragmentation (computing) , forest fragmentation , geography , ecology , plateau (mathematics) , wildlife , agroforestry , biodiversity , forestry , environmental science , biology , mathematics , mathematical analysis
This study examines how fragmentation through changes in patch size and increasing distances between forest patches affects bird species richness. Numbers of bird species were higher in large forest patches and decrease with decreasing patch size. Bird species richness also decreased with increased isolation of forest patches. Suitable trees should be planted in the gaps between the forests that will create wildlife corridors to maintain connectivity.