Influence of human activities on diversity and abundance of insects in Akure Forest Reserve, Ondo State, Nigeria

Adeduntan, S. A.

doi:10.4314/ijbcs.v3i6.53152

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“…In the study, the larval crude fibre and ash content were found to be 8.70 % and 2.9 % respectively which is lower than edible aquatic insects reported by Shantibala et al (2014). 24 The crude fibre content of the insect in this study was quite high, compared to other edible insects reported by Adeduntan 2005, 1 Mbah & Elekima 2007. 18 The high crude fibre content in the insects could be due to the chitin normally found in insects.…”

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Nutritional aspects of an edible insect, Coridius sp. (Hemiptera: Dinidoridae) of Manipur

Thounaojam¹,

Singh²,

Shantibala³

et al. 2022

J. Agric. Ecol.

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The nutritional and antinutritional aspects of Coridius sp. revealed high protein (36.5%), lipids (38.7 %) and fibre (8.7 %) content. The total energy of available carbohydrates, protein, and fat was provided about 494.4 kcal/100 g of energy. Out of the micro-nutrient compositions, iron, potassium and calcium are the most prominent minerals observed in the edible bug which can be used as supplementary food to human diets. IC50 % of 0.363 mg/ml indicates higher than the standard value of ascorbic acid. Low values of antinutritional elements like phenol (25.3 mg/g) and tannin (31.2 mg/g) content showed non-toxic. The insect is found to sell in large quantities in the local market of Manipur. The edible insects provide economic support, nutritive values, food security and environmental management.

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Nutritional aspects of an edible insect, Coridius sp. (Hemiptera: Dinidoridae) of Manipur

Thounaojam¹,

Singh²,

Shantibala³

et al. 2022

J. Agric. Ecol.

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“…This result is in agreement with the finding of Adjaloo et al (2012), who reported higher species richness observed in heavily shaded area farms than in widely spaced farms with less canopy cover. Adeduntan (2009) stated that a particular area with physical complexity affects the diversity and abundance of insects. Therefore, higher species diversity observed in higher LUM index areas might be attributed to the more diverse landscape.…”

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Landscape diversity influences the arthropod species diversity in the rice field

Ali

Biswas

Clemente-Orta

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Landscape diversity is one of the key drivers for maintaining ecosystem services in agricultural production by providing vital habitats and alternative food sources for beneficial insects and pollinators within the agricultural landscapes. The landscape structure, land uses, and diversity differ between geographic locations. However, how the changes of landscape structure and land use diversity affect the arthropod diversity in a geographic area is poorly understood. Here, we tested the impact of landscape diversity on the rice locations in Bangladesh. Results ranged from highly diversified to very highly diversified in Chattogram (>7.9), to highly diversified (0.590.79) in Satkhira and moderately (0.390.59) to less diversified (0.190.39) in Patuakhali. These significant different landscape diversities influenced the arthropod diversity in rice fields. Arthropod species diversity increases with the increase in the Land Use Mix (LUM) index. The maximum tillering stage of rice growth harbored higher abundance and species diversity in rice fields. Moreover, we found that vegetation is the most important factor influencing the abundance of arthropods. Extensive agriculture and forest contributed substantially to predicting arthropod richness. Meanwhile, barren land and high-density residential land as well as intensive agriculture had large impact on species diversity. This study indicates that landscape diversity plays a vital role in shaping the species diversity in rice fields, providing guidelines for the conservation of arthropod diversity, maximizing natural pest control ecosystem service and more secure crop production itself.

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“…Study Area: Akure Forest Reserve is situated between Aponmu and Obada communities in Akure South Local Government of Ondo State, Nigeria at latitudes 7 o 16Ꞌ 41.77 N and longitudes 5 o 2Ꞌ 2.01 E. The strict nature reserve (Queen's plots) as shown in (Fig. 1), is a part of the Reserve and was instituted in 1948, covering an area of about 32 hectares (Adeduntan, 2009); established with a view to preserving the genetic diversity of the forest ecosystem.…”

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Socio-Economic Characteristics and Level of Awareness and Perception on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Programme (REDD+) by Rural Communities in Akure Forest Reserve, Nigeria

Adekugbe¹,

Oyerinde²,

Oluwajuwon³

et al. 2021

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Rural communities around Akure forest reserve depend mostly on forest and its products for their livelihoods, which results in its high rate of deforestation. Meanwhile, the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation programme (REDD+), one of the international forest-governance initiatives to address sustainable forest anagement and climate change mitigation has been introduced to the reserve. This research investigated the socio-economic status of the communities in Akure forest reserve, level of dependence on the forest resources and their level of awareness and perception about the REDD+ project. Six communities were selected randomly from around the reserve which were in the readiness phase of the REDD+ project. Data were collected through household survey with the use of semi-structured questionnaire administered to 120 respondents (household heads) selected randomly from the communities as well as information from 6 key informants (village heads). Descriptive Statistics and Chi Square test were used in the analysis of the data and the result showed that the main income-generating activity in the communities was farming accounting for 70.8% of the respondents. This affirms that the high level of the households’ dependence on forest resources is traceable to their socio-economic characteristics. Considering the level of awareness of REDD+ project, results revealed that the level of awareness of the key informants about REDD+ was very high (83.3%) while it was very low at the local community level with only 35% of the respondents being aware of the REDD+ project among which 23.3% found it beneficial. Therefore, to enhance the level of effectiveness of REDD+ project implementation, there should be an increase in the level of awareness in the communities. Keywords: Forest Communities, Awareness, REDD+ Project, Rural livelihood, Deforestation

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Influence of human activities on diversity and abundance of insects in Akure Forest Reserve, Ondo State, Nigeria

Cited by 9 publications

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Nutritional aspects of an edible insect, Coridius sp. (Hemiptera: Dinidoridae) of Manipur

Nutritional aspects of an edible insect, Coridius sp. (Hemiptera: Dinidoridae) of Manipur

Landscape diversity influences the arthropod species diversity in the rice field

Socio-Economic Characteristics and Level of Awareness and Perception on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Programme (REDD+) by Rural Communities in Akure Forest Reserve, Nigeria

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