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Sweeping during daylight and collecting at night were timed (5 minutes per sample
for general sweeping, and 60 minutes per sample for butterflies and Odonata.
Collecting at night took 60 minutes per sample). Night collections were done between
7.00pm and 10.00pm. There was no moonlight during the survey time. Banana traps
were set in the morning and checked in the evening.
Six specific sites were selected within the study area to give a representation of the
various sub-habitats of the area. The sites, with their co-ordinates, were as follows: (1)
Kwa Josh trail, S 04° 56.234', E 039° 42.549' (2) Makangare Bwawani S 04° 54.664',
E 039° 41.670' (3) Erica bushland S 04° 56.726', E 039° 41.294' (4) Chokaani coral
rag S 04° 57.183', E 039° 40.587' (5) Maeopsis pure stand S 04° 55.918', E 039°
41.723' and (6) Machopeni moist forest S 04° 55.475', E 039° 42.666'. At each site a
50m x 50m square plot was marked and all the sampling took place inside the plot.
Most of the specimens were identified using Kieland (1990), Migdoll (1987) Pinhey
(1961), Pinhey (1965) and Scholtz (1985).
3.4 Socio economic survey of local communities around Ngezi forest
A study was undertaken in ten villages around Ngezi Forest Reserve to obtain a social
feel of the reserve and further to determine how important the forest is to them, their
suggestions for future management and general look at the threat this forest is facing
from the surrounding community. Open-ended conversations and interviewadministered
questionnaires were used to gather information from the locals (Kikula
and Nelson 1993, Martin 1995, Bernard 1994 & 2002). Two pre-trained personnel
were used to administer the questionnaires. A random sampling (Nahonyo et al.
1997), was used in questionnaire administration where the heads of the house holds
were targeted, but when these were not around, any member aged above 18 years old
from that household was interviewed. This was due to time limit, since some heads
went to farm or were attending their everyday prayers. Data were summarised and
analysed using the SPSS 11.5 and excel programmes, where descriptive statistics
(frequencies, and cross tabulations) were used (Dytham 2003). Existing land use types
of areas under crop, forestry, settlements, roads and river systems were updated
during the survey and are shown on Map 4 and Map 5.
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