Electronic Resource
Springer
Biodiversity and conservation
9 (2000), S. 479-486
ISSN:
1572-9710
Keywords:
biodiversity
;
butterfly
;
Ghana
;
insect
;
lagoon
;
Lepidoptera
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A variety of collection methods were used to inventory the insect diversity of the Muni-Pomadze Ramsar site along the Ghana coastline. A total of 75 butterfly species in five families were collected and identified. Twenty-six percent of the butterfly species were open country species. The butterflies were all typical of the coastal zone and no endangered or narrowly endemic species were recorded. The Muni-Pomadze site was also rich in other insect species (67 insect species belonging to 15 orders) as a result of the diverse terrestrial habitats surrounding the lagoon. Butterfly species composition changed with habitat indicating a fine-grained response by the butterfly communities to habitat changes. Data from long-term monitoring of butterfly communities at Muni-Pomadze could prove useful as indicators of habitat quality.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008910629152
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