A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
We placed camera traps for a month at sixty locations in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to determine the species composition and distribution of medium‐to‐large terrestrial vertebrates. A total of 15912 images were recorded from 1800 camera trap days. These provided a total of 625 and 338 camera...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Wiley
2013
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95480 |
| _version_ | 1855539670808526848 |
|---|---|
| author | Mugerwa, B Sheil, D. Ssekiranda, P Heist, M.V. Ezuma, P. |
| author_browse | Ezuma, P. Heist, M.V. Mugerwa, B Sheil, D. Ssekiranda, P |
| author_facet | Mugerwa, B Sheil, D. Ssekiranda, P Heist, M.V. Ezuma, P. |
| author_sort | Mugerwa, B |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | We placed camera traps for a month at sixty locations in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to determine the species composition and distribution of medium‐to‐large terrestrial vertebrates. A total of 15912 images were recorded from 1800 camera trap days. These provided a total of 625 and 338 camera events when filtered by hour and day, respectively. Twenty mammal species were recorded from 594 and 314 camera events by hour and day, respectively. Four bird species were recorded from 31 and 24 camera events by hour and day, respectively. The African golden cat Profelis aurata Temminck was recorded from 27 and nineteen camera events by hour and day, respectively. The black‐fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons Gray was most frequently photographed with 179 and 65 camera events by hour and day, respectively. Analyses reveal two species possessed a significantly interior‐biased distribution. One species showed an edge‐biased pattern. Five species were detected to have significantly biased altitudinal distributions with higher elevations. Distance to park edge and elevation can significantly influence species distribution. The selective use of the park limits the area that each species utilizes, with implications for maximum population sizes and viability. Our observations provide a baseline for long‐term terrestrial vertebrate monitoring in Bwindi. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace95480 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publishDateRange | 2013 |
| publishDateSort | 2013 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| publisherStr | Wiley |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace954802025-06-17T08:24:18Z A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda Mugerwa, B Sheil, D. Ssekiranda, P Heist, M.V. Ezuma, P. ecology national parks wild birds habitats population density species composition wild animals We placed camera traps for a month at sixty locations in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to determine the species composition and distribution of medium‐to‐large terrestrial vertebrates. A total of 15912 images were recorded from 1800 camera trap days. These provided a total of 625 and 338 camera events when filtered by hour and day, respectively. Twenty mammal species were recorded from 594 and 314 camera events by hour and day, respectively. Four bird species were recorded from 31 and 24 camera events by hour and day, respectively. The African golden cat Profelis aurata Temminck was recorded from 27 and nineteen camera events by hour and day, respectively. The black‐fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons Gray was most frequently photographed with 179 and 65 camera events by hour and day, respectively. Analyses reveal two species possessed a significantly interior‐biased distribution. One species showed an edge‐biased pattern. Five species were detected to have significantly biased altitudinal distributions with higher elevations. Distance to park edge and elevation can significantly influence species distribution. The selective use of the park limits the area that each species utilizes, with implications for maximum population sizes and viability. Our observations provide a baseline for long‐term terrestrial vertebrate monitoring in Bwindi. 2013-03 2018-07-03T11:03:03Z 2018-07-03T11:03:03Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95480 en Limited Access Wiley Mugerwa, B., Sheil, D., Ssekiranda, P., Heist, M. V., Ezuma, P. . 2012. A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda African Journal of Ecology, 5 (1) : 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12004 |
| spellingShingle | ecology national parks wild birds habitats population density species composition wild animals Mugerwa, B Sheil, D. Ssekiranda, P Heist, M.V. Ezuma, P. A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda |
| title | A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda |
| title_full | A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda |
| title_fullStr | A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda |
| title_short | A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda |
| title_sort | camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in bwindi impenetrable national park uganda |
| topic | ecology national parks wild birds habitats population density species composition wild animals |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95480 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mugerwab acameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda AT sheild acameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda AT ssekirandap acameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda AT heistmv acameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda AT ezumap acameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda AT mugerwab cameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda AT sheild cameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda AT ssekirandap cameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda AT heistmv cameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda AT ezumap cameratrapassessmentofterrestrialvertebratesinbwindiimpenetrablenationalparkuganda |