Medium and Large Mammal Diversity and Threats in Faragosa Communal Forest, Ethiopia

Berhanu Gebo from Arba Minch University surveyed mammal populations in the Faragosa Communal Forest from August to December 2019. The study recorded 685 individuals belonging to 21 species across 6 orders and 13 families, with Papio anubis and Chlorocebus aethiops identified as dominant species. Major threats documented include logging, overgrazing, deforestation, hunting, mining, and invasive plants.

Use Cases

• Modeling species abundance based on seasonal observation counts mentioned in the description
• Assessing conservation status based on identified threat factors like logging and hunting
• Analyzing community composition based on the list of 21 mammalian species recorded

Strengths

• Contains direct counts for 685 individual mammal observations
• Identifies 21 distinct mammalian species across 6 taxonomic orders
• Documents seasonal abundance variation with statistical significance (χ² = 40.783)
• Lists six specific anthropogenic threats affecting the forest

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Arba Minch University

Collection Method

Transect line method using direct and indirect field observations

Time Range

August to December 2019

Geography

Faragosa Communal Forest, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia