Efficiency of sampling techniques in the study of spider fauna of Awka, Nigeria

Autor: Nwankwo, Ogonna Daniel, Ewuim, Sylvanus Chima, Okoye, Ebele Linda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Animal Research International; Vol 16, No 2 (2019); 3327-3333
ISSN: 1597-3115
Popis: The use of different sampling protocols has been found to give a more reliable detail of the faunal composition of spider fauna of any given community. In the present study, pitfall trapping, sweep netting and jarring methods were used to sample spiders from three different sites within Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. Sampling was done once every month for twelve months (April 2017 to March 2018). Out of the 680 individuals in 17 families caught, 63 % was by pitfall trap, 20 % and 17 % were respectively from sweep net and jarring method. At p
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