Published in Volume 1, Issue 1
The study aimed to examine plants biodiversity status in Tsonje riparian forest in
Kagoro Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The extinction of some
plants species has become a major concern of the day, which triggers this
research. The current composition and abundance of plants species, the level of
degradation of the forest using satellite imagery for three decades and seasonal
variation and composition of plants population whereas determined. Using
Modified Whittaker techniques, (1/10th of a hectare) which involved two plots
sizes of 100 by 100 metres. The satellite imagery for three decades whereas
taken to determine the level of changes that occurred over time due to land use
pressure. The result showed that there were seventeen (17) species of plants.
However, the family fabaceae had the highest number of species of four (4)
followed by the family Verbecnacenae with three numbers of species. Family
Asteraceae had the least species of one in the study area. The changes in plants
that have taken place in each decades from 19902000-2020 showed a decrease
in vegetation cover in the order 83.5%, > 72.5% > 53.4% for the first(2000),
second(2010) and third (2020) decades respectively. This revealed the level of
degradation caused as a result of anthropogenic activities in the forest. These
activities if not managed may lead to total loss of vegetation in the area.
This can be managed through conservation practices and public education.
Alot, C., Dauda, T., Saidu, A., Abagai, R.T. (2023). The Current Plant Species Composition And Abundance In Relation To Land Use Pattern At Tsonje Kagoro Kaduna State, Nigeria. Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences, Volume 1, Issue 1, 1-20.
Alot, C., Dauda, T., Saidu, A., Abagai, R.T.. "The Current Plant Species Composition And Abundance In Relation To Land Use Pattern At Tsonje Kagoro Kaduna State, Nigeria." Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences, vol. Volume 1, Issue 1, 2023, pp. 1-20.
Alot, C., Dauda, T., Saidu, A., Abagai, R.T.. "The Current Plant Species Composition And Abundance In Relation To Land Use Pattern At Tsonje Kagoro Kaduna State, Nigeria." Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences Volume 1, Issue 1 (2023): 1-20.
@article{thecurrentplantspeciescompositionandabundanceinrelationtolandusepatternattsonjekagorokadunastate,nigeria2023,
author = Alot, C., Dauda, T., Saidu, A., Abagai, R.T.,
title = The Current Plant Species Composition And Abundance In Relation To Land Use Pattern At Tsonje Kagoro Kaduna State, Nigeria,
journal = Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences,
year = 2023,
volume = Volume 1, Issue 1,
pages = 1-20
}
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