ABSTRACT
Natural forest lost at high rate year after year. Most of the area are cleared and
transformed to agricultural land, which influences changes in hymenopterans
diversity. Therefore, understanding the hymenopterans diversity in various land use
forms of agriculture are of vital importance to guide in conservation approaches.
This study analyzed the effects of land use in hymenopterans diversity in Unguja
Island – Zanzibar. Hymenopterans were sampled in five land-use forms between
January to March 2013. In each study a site, four linear transects of 50m long were
established. In each transect in three land use hymenopterans species were captured
by three pan traps of different colour (blue, yellow and white) and nets. A total of
734 hymenopterans consisting of 60 species were sampled within five land-use
forms. Home garden showed higher species richness compared to mixed farming,
JCBNP, monoculture and mangrove. Using Kruskal Wallis test species richness and
species diversity differ significantly among different land-use forms (p < 0.1). There
was no different in efficiency between nets and pan traps in assessing hymenopterans
diversity (p > 0.1). Also there was no significance difference in hymenopterans
species richness and diversity captured by blue, yellow and white pan traps. The
study concluded that home garden and mixed farming attract mostly hymenopterans
species that are very common in natural forest. This study recommended that
conservations of hymenopterans species can be enhanced by establishment of home
garden and mixed crops farming.
Nassor, M (2021). Effects Of Land Use On Hymenoptera Diversity: A Case Study In Southern Unguja. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-land-use-on-hymenoptera-diversity-a-case-study-in-southern-unguja
Nassor, Mansour "Effects Of Land Use On Hymenoptera Diversity: A Case Study In Southern Unguja" Afribary. Afribary, 25 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-land-use-on-hymenoptera-diversity-a-case-study-in-southern-unguja. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Nassor, Mansour . "Effects Of Land Use On Hymenoptera Diversity: A Case Study In Southern Unguja". Afribary, Afribary, 25 Apr. 2021. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-land-use-on-hymenoptera-diversity-a-case-study-in-southern-unguja >.
Nassor, Mansour . "Effects Of Land Use On Hymenoptera Diversity: A Case Study In Southern Unguja" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-land-use-on-hymenoptera-diversity-a-case-study-in-southern-unguja