The Ecological Register: Abiriw

Sample name: Abiriw

Sample aka: Bosompra Forest Protected Area

Reference: B. T. Nganso, R. Kyerematen, and D. Obeng-Ofori. 2012. Diversity and abundance of butterfly species in the Abiriw and Odumante sacred groves in the eastern region of Ghana. Research in Zoology 2(5):38-46 [ER 3257]

Coordinate: 5° 48' N, 0° 6' W

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: disturbed forest

Protection: other protected area

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: agriculture, selective logging

Habitat comments: "in the Moist Semi-Deciduous Forest Zone... completely surrounded by an anthropogenically derived farm bush savannah matrix" and there has been "logging, fuel wood harvesting, farming etc."

Life forms: butterflies

Sampling methods: line transect, baited, other traps, visual

Sample size: 784 captures or sightings

Seasons: dry, wet or monsoon

Sampling comments: "Typical fruit-baited charaxes traps and transect walk-and-counts were used... One transect of 250 m was established from the edge of the forest to the forest interior and 5 charaxes traps were hung in each sacred site. Individual traps within areas were separated from each other by at least 50 m and by no more than 250 m... Sampling was carried out monthly during the rainy season (June, July and October) and dry season (December, January and February)... Sampling at a given site consisted of baiting the charaxes traps with mashed, fermenting or rotting banana with beer and retrieving trap collections after 4 days... All butterflies seen within 2.5 m on either side of the transect route and edge of sacred grove and up to 5 m in front of the observer were recorded"

Sample number: 3598

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2020年04月24日 18:34:55

Modified: 2020年04月24日 08:34:55

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