Population Density of the Mona Monkeys (<i>Cercopithecus mona, Schreber, 1774</i>) in Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Cross River State, Nigeria

Bukie James Oshita; Nchor Ayuk Atim; Ebu Vincent Tawo; Mgbang Edward Ubua

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Population Density of the Mona Monkeys (Cercopithecus mona, Schreber, 1774) in Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Cross River State, Nigeria

Bukie James Oshita, Nchor Ayuk Atim, Ebu Vincent Tawo, Mgbang Edward Ubua

Published in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 5, Issue 6)

Received: 20 June 2016 Accepted: 4 July 2016 Published: 29 December 2016

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Abstract

A survey of Mona Monkeys (Cercopithecus mona) in Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Cross River State, Nigeria, was conducted to determine its status, ecology and population density. Line transect method of wildlife population determination was adopted, and to assess the vegetation composition of the study area, the Total Enumeration Count of vegetation sampling was used. Two censuses were carried out in each of the ten transects (2.0km length, 0.02km width) and at interval of 1.0km randomly selected. Direct method of animal sighting was employed. Mean population density of mona Monkeys in Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary was 4/km2, implying that the species was sighted during the survey while the vegetation assessment revealed the study area to composed of tropical rainforest plants species though seriously modified through human activities.

Published in	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 5, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.aff.20160506.17
Page(s)	261-265
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Mona Monkey, Population Density, Line Transect, Two Censuses, Direct Animal Sighting

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Bukie James Oshita, Nchor Ayuk Atim, Ebu Vincent Tawo, Mgbang Edward Ubua. Population Density of the Mona Monkeys (Cercopithecus mona, Schreber, 1774) in Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Cross River State, Nigeria. Agric For Fish. 2016;5(6):261-265. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20160506.17

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Bukie James Oshita

Department of Wildlife and Range Management, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria
Nchor Ayuk Atim

Department of Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Ebu Vincent Tawo

Department of Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Mgbang Edward Ubua

Department of Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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Bukie James Oshita, Nchor Ayuk Atim, Ebu Vincent Tawo, Mgbang Edward Ubua. Population Density of the Mona Monkeys (Cercopithecus mona, Schreber, 1774) in Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Cross River State, Nigeria. Agric For Fish. 2016;5(6):261-265. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20160506.17

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