Results
During the present investigation, a total number of 15 diurnal large
mammalian species (herbivores and primates) were identified and recorded
in the Nech Sar National Park in both the dry and wet seasons. In the
survey, all of these species were recorded within the randomly selected
sampling habitats of the four major habitat types. The numbers of
mammals recorded in the four habitat types of the park were; in the
grassland habitat, 568 and 351 followed by bushland 506 and 326,
ground-water forest 341 and 354, and riverine forest habitat with 266
and 214, during both wet and dry seasons, respectively (Table 2 and3).
Seasonal variations in abundance of individuals between wet and dry
seasons in ground-water forest habitat (χ2 = 43, df =1,
p<0.05), riverine forest (χ2 = 52.10, df = 1,
p<0.05), bushland (χ2 = 38, df = 2, p<0.05) and
grassland habitat (χ2 = 56, df =2, p<0.05), respectively were
significantly different.
Table 2: The relative abundance
of large mammals during the wet and dry seasons