Effect of Habitat Fragmentation on Diversity and Abundance of Nesting Birds in an Urban Landscape: The Case of Mwalimu Nyerere Campus Thickets, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorShirima, John D.
dc.contributor.authorWerema, Chacha
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-06T12:49:38Z
dc.date.available2018-09-06T12:49:38Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractLittle is known of the nesting bird species in most of urban areas of East Africa. An investigation was made of the occurrence of breeding bird species in the fragmented thickets found in the Mwalimu Nyerere Campus of the University of Dar es Salaam, in the City of Dar es Salaam. The study examined how habitat fragmentation affects nesting bird species richness and diversity in the thickets. Systematic physical nest searches of breeding birds were conducted in the fragmented thickets. Searches were conducted in transects and they included inspecting vegetation, bare ground, cavities, stream (river) banks and other suitable nesting locations for the presence of active nests. Numbers and diversity of nesting bird species increased with fragment size which suggest that most nesting birds avoid smaller fragments and that reductions in size of habitat might negatively affect majority of the nesting bird species. For continued conservation of birds, protection of the remaining thicket fragments on the campus is recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShirima, J., & Werema, C. (2017). Effect of habitat fragmentation on diversity and abundance of nesting birds in an urban landscape: the case of Mwalimu Nyerere Campus thickets, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Science, 43(1), 14-22.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4817
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCollege of Natural and Applied Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectfragmentationen_US
dc.subjectNesting birdsen_US
dc.subjectthicketsen_US
dc.subjectcampus of the University of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectnest species diversityen_US
dc.titleEffect of Habitat Fragmentation on Diversity and Abundance of Nesting Birds in an Urban Landscape: The Case of Mwalimu Nyerere Campus Thickets, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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