Environmental Determinants Influencing Seasonal Variations of Bird Diversity and Abundance in Wetlands, Northern Region (Ghana)

Table 2

(a) Mean number of birds counted in a lateral distance per line transect (Wet season). (b) Mean number of birds counted in a lateral distance per line transect (Dry season).

(a)

Wetland type	0–10 m	10–20 m	20–30 m	30–40 m	40–50	50–60 m
Kukobila	6.6 ± 2.5	2 ± 0.5	4.8 ± 2.2	6.2 ± 1.5	6 ± 1.1	7.4 ± 2
Wuntori	11 ± 3	9.6 ± 4.1	8.4 ± 1.7	7.2 ± 1.4	3.8 ± 0.6	6.2 ± 1.8
Tugu	9.8 ± 4.8	7 ± 2.8	5.5 ± 1.9	9.6 ± 3.6	5.6 ± 2	4.4 ± 1.2
Adayili	7.6 ± 3.4	5.4 ± 1.4	2.8 ± 0.4	5.8 ± 2.2	4.4 ± 1.4	5.2 ± 1.8
Nabogo	9.8 ± 1.7	7.2 ± 2.6	9.6 ± 4.1	7.8 ± 3.4	6.4 ± 2.3	11.6 ± 2.8
Bunglung	9 ± 1.9	4.6 ± 1.2	7.8 ± 3.9	5.6 ± 3.9	4.8 ± 1.6	3.2 ± 0.4

(b)

Wetland type	0–10 m	10–20 m	20–30 m	30–40 m	40–50	50–60 m
Kukobila	4.2 ± 1.8	2.2 ± 0.5	5.4 ± 1.4	7.6 ± 2.4	6.6 ± 2.2	4.2 ± 2
Wuntori	5.4 ± 2.2	5.6 ± 3.4	3.2 ± 0.9	3.4 ± 1.3	5 ± 2.3	3.8 ± 1.6
Tugu	3.6 ± 0.8	4.6 ± 1.3	7.8 ± 4	7.4 ± 2.1	9.6 ± 4.4	3.6 ± 2.1
Adayili	4.8 ± 1.9	5.2 ± 1.2	2.4 ± 1	3.6 ± 1.9	5.6 ± 2.5	3.8 ± 2.1
Nabogo	8.8 ± 1.6	2 ± 0.8	6.6 ± 1.4	4.2 ± 0.7	4 ± 1.2	3 ± 0.9
Bunglung	6.2 ± 2.7	7 ± 2.4	7.4 ± 4.5	5.8 ± 1.9	6.2 ± 2.2	3.6 ± 0.7