THE EFFECT OF LATE AND EARLY BURNING ON SOIL PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES, PLANT SPECIES COMPOSITION AND ABUNDANCE AT FALGORE GAME RESERVE, KANO

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dc.contributor.authorMINJIBIR, SADIQ ADAMU
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-26T08:33:45Z
dc.date.available2014-02-26T08:33:45Z
dc.date.issued2011-09
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA SEPTEMBER, 2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of early and late burning on Falgore Game Reserve were studied for two seasons from December, 2008 to August, 2009. The Reserve lies in the Guinea Savanna zone of Kano state. Three plots adjacent to each other were selected and subjected to three different burning regimes. Composite soil samples were collected at 0-15 Cm depth and analyzed for particle size distribution, percentage available Water, soil pH, percentage Organic Carbon, percentage Nitrogen, Phosphorus and the cations, Sodium, Magnesium, Calcium and Potassium. Plant species composition and abundance was determined by quadrat method. From the result species diversity index and species evenness were calculated. The data collected were analyzed by SAS statistical software to test for significant differences at 5% level of significance. Where significant differences occur Least Significant Difference (LSD) was used to separate the means. Evaluation of obtained data on the effects of burning on the soil indicated that both early and late burning led to significant increases in soil pH, organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Na, K, Ca, and Mg likewise produce increases. The increase was probably due to rapid mineralization of organic matter. This increase was however, higher for plots burnt early. There was a marked increase in percentage silt and clay content. Percentage available water decreased in both late and early burnt plots. Burning decreased species diversity and species evenness. However, number of individual leguminous plants species increased. Positive correlation was noted between most of the physico-chemical soil properties.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2688
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectEARLY BURNING,en_US
dc.subjectSOIL PHYSICOCHEMICAL,en_US
dc.subjectPROPERTIES,en_US
dc.subjectPLANT SPECIES COMPOSITION,en_US
dc.subjectABUNDANCE AT FALGORE GAME RESERVE, KANOen_US
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF LATE AND EARLY BURNING ON SOIL PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES, PLANT SPECIES COMPOSITION AND ABUNDANCE AT FALGORE GAME RESERVE, KANOen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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