article Open Access
Diversity and structure of Ardeidae population in the international wetland of South-East Benin (Ramsar site 1018)
International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies · 2020 · Vol. 7(4) · pp. 80–88
Abstract
Ardeidae constitute one of most encountered bird groups in wetlands. But there are few data on the diversity and structure of their population in the South-East of Benin. In order to characterize their population, a monthly counting has been carried out between January 2015 and December 2016 on LN, SR, PL, OR and OL. Direct counting and fix station technics were applied. A total of 12 Ardeidae species distributed into 7 genuses were inventoried. The total bird number varied from 23026 to 40600 individuals between 2015 and 2016. The abundance of OR population was significantly (P
African Botany and Ecology StudiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaWetlandRamsar siteGeographyPopulationAbundance (ecology)Diversity (politics)EcologyBiologyDemography
Citations
2
FWCI
0.00
field-weighted impact
References
0
Percentile
12%
vs. same field & year
Related articles
Status, guild and diversity of avian fauna from a wetland site and surroundings, in Krishnagar, a City beside tropic of cancer, West Bengal, India
International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies · 2016 · 6 citations
Citation Network
How this paper connects to the literature. Drag to explore, click any node to open that paper.