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2016. Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda. Unpublished Report August 2016 Ecological Baseline Report for Mabira REPUBLIC OF UGANDA MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT WATER MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Updating the Ecological Baseline and the Socio-economic Data for Six Central Forest Reserves (Mabira, Namukupa, Nandagi, Kalagala Falls, Namawanyi and Namananga) and Updating the Management Plan for Mabira Central Forest Reserve ECOLOGICAL BASELINE REPORT FOR MABIRA PROJECT ID NO. P123204 PROC. REF.: MWE/SRVCS/13-14/00285 AUGUST 2017 Joseph Bahati and Associates August 2016 Ecological Baseline Report for Mabira FOREWORD This report is written to update the ecological baseline information for the Mabira ecosystem. Inevitably, the bulk of the ecological baseline data is comprised of biodiversity data. Biodiversity is a word that is now more common than it was at the time of the first Forest Department Biodiversity inventories in the 1990s. It describes the variety of life at all levels of organisation from ecosystems to species/organisms and genes. Whereas the Uganda Forest Department carried out a comprehensive inventory of Uganda’s biodiversity in the 1990’s, there is a realization that the baseline data generated then, needed to be updated. The reasons may range from improvements in methods of inventory of different taxa to the discovery of additional taxa due to more detailed inventories of critical habitats. In addition, the impact of management activities and humans on the different ecological components of the forest reserves needed to be assessed. These tasks have been achieved and the information is presented this report. It is our belief that the ecological information presented in report will benefit many stakeholders within the Mabira area and beyond. i August 2016 Ecological Baseline Report for Mabira ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We acknowledge the funding for this project from the World Bank funding to the Ministry of Water and Environment for implementing the Water Management and Development Project (ID NO. P123204EU). We also acknowledge the contribution of various people that have contributed in various ways to the success of thia study. The appointed key experts (KE), namely Dr Joseph Bahati (KE – Forest Ecologist), Dr. Gerald Eilu (KE – Taxonomist), Dr. Mary Namaganda (KE – Botanist), and Dr. Robert Kityo (KE – Zoologist). These have been the main personnel in the different components. The field teams are built around these Key Experts.These include mostly field staff of the National Forestry Authority and staff of the Ministry of Water and Environment attached to this work. ii August 2016 Ecological Baseline Report for Mabira TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................................................I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................II TABLE OF CONTENTS.......................................................................................................................................III LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................ V CHAPTER ONE................................................................................................................................................ VI 1.0. SUMMARY.............................................................................................................................................. VI CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................................................................8 2.0. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1. OVERVIEW OF THE WORK ...................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 USE OF BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS.......................................................................................................... 10 2.3 SITE DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................................11 2.4. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................20 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................ 20 CHAPTER THREE.............................................................................................................................................21 3.0. FLORA........................................................................................................................................................ 21 3.1 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................. 21 3.2 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................21 3.3 METHODS.............................................................................................................................................. 22 3.4 RESULTS................................................................................................................................................. 23 3.5. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................26 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................ 46 CHAPTER FOUR ..............................................................................................................................................47 4.0. BIRDS......................................................................................................................................................... 47 4.1. SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................ 47 4.2. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................47 4.3 METHODS.............................................................................................................................................. 48 4.4 RESULTS................................................................................................................................................. 49 4.5. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................58 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................ 58 CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................................................60 5.0. SMALL MAMMALS.....................................................................................................................................60 5.1. SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................ 60 5.2. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................60 5.3 METHODS.............................................................................................................................................. 61 5.4 RODENTS AND SHREWS ........................................................................................................................ 62 5.5 BATS ...................................................................................................................................................... 65 5.6 CONCLUSION .........................................................................................................................................66 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................ 66 CHAPTER SIX..................................................................................................................................................67 6.0. BUTTERFLIES.............................................................................................................................................. 67 6.1 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................. 67 iii August 2016 Ecological6.2 INTRODUCTION Baseline................................ Report for................................ Mabira .....................................................................67 6.3 METHODS.............................................................................................................................................. 67 6.4 RESULTS................................................................................................................................................. 69 6.5. CONCLUSION
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