Mgambo Forest Reserve: A biodiversity survey. - Eastern Arc ...

Mgambo Forest Reserve
TABLE OF TABLES
Table 1 Summary of biodiversity of taxa surveyed............................................................................................ v
Table 2 Forest area in the East Usambara Mountains.........................................................................................2
Table 3 Land use distribution..................................................................................................................................8
Table 4 Checklist of trees and shrubs recorded within the vegetation plots.................................................14
Table 5 Ranked abundance of tree and shrub individuals within vegetation plots......................................19
Table 6 Summary of endemism for tree and shrub species recorded in the 50m x 20m vegetation plots
(based on Table 4).........................................................................................................................................19
Table 7 Summary of ecological type of tree and shrub species recorded in the 50m x 20m vegetation
plots (based on Table 4)...............................................................................................................................21
Table 8 Summary of habitat type for tree and shrub species recorded in the 50m x 20m vegetation plots
(based on Table 4).........................................................................................................................................21
Table 9 Submontane and/or montane species and the altitudinal ranges at which they were recorded in
Mgambo FR. ..................................................................................................................................................21
Table 10 Tree and shrub species found within Mgambo FR not listed by Ruffo et al., 1989....................26
Table 11 Tree and shrub species found in Mgambo FR but new to the East Usambara Plant
Biodiversity Database (Pohjonen, 2001)...................................................................................................27
Table 12 The abundance of selected timber and plywood species.................................................................27
Table 13 Species recorded exclusively in the regeneration layer....................................................................28
Table 14 Checklist of opportunistic plant collection and observation...........................................................29
Table 15 Disturbance transect results showing total pole counts and average pole counts per hectare...32
Table 16 Disturbance transect results showing total timber counts and average timber counts per
hectare.............................................................................................................................................................33
Table 17 The incidence of various types of disturbance shown as percentage and rank............................36
Table 18 Descriptions and locations of zoological trapsites in Mgambo FR................................................46
Table 19 Zoological sampling intensities in Mgambo FR................................................................................46
Table 20 Bat mist-netting sites and sampling intensities in Mgambo FR......................................................47
Table 21 Summary of captured small mammals from Mgambo FR...............................................................48
Table 22 Summary of dung survey in Mgambo FR..........................................................................................49
Table 23 Summary of mammal observations in Mgambo FR.........................................................................50
Table 24 Summary of bat records in Mgambo FR.............................................................................................52
Table 25 Summary of birds observed opportunistically in Mgambo FR.......................................................53
Table 26 Summary of forest dependant birds with corresponding threat status categories.......................55
Table 27 Restricted ranges of near endemic birds.............................................................................................56
Table 28 Summary of reptile pitfall and opportunistic captures in Mgambo FR.........................................57
Table 29 Summary of reptile observations in Mgambo FR. ............................................................................58
Table 30 Summary of pitfall and opportunistic amphibian captures in Mgambo FR..................................60
Table 31 Amphibians observed casually in Mgambo FR.................................................................................61
Table 32 Restricted ranges for near-endemic amphibians (UDSM, 1997)....................................................62
Table 33 Summary of butterflies captured in Mgambo FR..............................................................................63
Table 34 Summary of faunal families and species (identified to date) and inclusive of casual
observations, dung surveys etc...................................................................................................................68
Table 35 Summary of ecological type of mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and butterfly species..........72
Table 36 Summary of endemic status of mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and butterfly species..........72
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