EFFECT OF ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE ON THE DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF SOME SPECIES

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the affect of Anthropogenic Disturbances of some selected species in University of Benin. The campus was divided into two habitat types; compartments A and compartment B.The survey was carried out for a period of six months( February 2023 to July 2023) converting both the dry and wet season.Using line transect method, animal census was carried out from 6:30 am to 10:00am in the morning and 4:00-6:00 In the evening. Each compartment was visited twice per day( morning and evening). Animal sighted we're identified. The number of individuals seen along the transect line were noted and count. A total number of 260 individuals belonging to 12 families and 12 species in both the wet and the dry season were identified and recorded within the studey area. The results of the family species and abundance of wildlife was higher (0.284) and relative abundance (28.4%) was observed among xerus erythopis while the was recorded among Hystrix cristata individual species Shannon taxas diversity index and evenness recorded high population in the transect line( C) 115, Shannon diversity index in transect( C); evenness 0.8622 and Margalef I'm transect (C)and(D)in both the dry and wet season. Species habitat preference were significantly different in both study sites.