Browsing by Author "Ogunsusi, Kayode"

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    Assessing the Impact of Plants Richness for the Conservation of Forest Birds in Ode-Irele, Ondo State, Nigeria
    (Wildlife Society of Nigeria, 2019-09-16) Ogunsusi, Kayode
    Conservation of birds in fragments of forest habitats is important to avoid continual loss of bird richness. This study determined the richness and diversity of bird species in relation to the richness of habitat variables of tree, shrub and herb. The study was conducted in the forested bitumen belt of Ode-Irele, Ondo State, Nigeria. Data on birds was evaluated using point count, while vegetation cover was sampled using both 5 m2 and 1 m2 quadrants. Data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics, and linear regression. Result indicates that 31 families of birds were associated with the study area. The families of Accipitridae, Ploceidae, Prionopidae, Columbidae, Alcedinidae, Motacilidae, Nectarinidae, Picidae, Sylviidae, and Turdidae had high species richness. The richness of birds was influenced by the richness of vegetation taxa mostly in arable farmland and riparian habitat. The tree, shrub, and herb layers of the forest habitat are, therefore, useful indices for conservation of birds’ species.
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    Assessment and Utilisation of Environmental Resources at Ode-Irele Forest Area, Nigeria
    (Nigerian Chapter of Society for Conservation Biology, 2016-06-20) Ogunsusi, Kayode
    Reliance on subsistence extraction of environmental resources can ignite strong desire to implement sustainable practices for the continual availability of products. The primary dataset used for this study was extracted from survey conducted in Ode-Irele forest area. Questionnaires were administered on one adult person per household in five selected villages namely Ludasa, Lonla, Loda, Petu and Gbogi. The five villages were purposively selected as a result of their proximity to the forest areas. Questionnaires were administered to 20 household heads purposively selected from each village. Time land was acquired and property owned were considered as the main criteria for defining households. Direct economic uses of the forest were ascertained by asking the respondent about the satisfaction derived from using environmental resources and whether payment should be made for the resources. This study was framed within the model that sustainable management of environmental resources is a consequence of heavy reliance on subsistence extraction of resources. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages. The result shows that 38 % of respondents have acquired land in the study area since birth, while literate respondents accounted for 27% in property ownership. There is a high reliance on environmental resources for food, natural honey, medicinal plants, wild fruits and use of wood for fuel. Also trades in wild animals and their products were on the high side. Knowledge of respondents about the management of trees for resources such as timber with arable crops (92%), resins (95%), shade for domestic animals/understorey crops (92%), soil conservation (83%), water conservation (75%) was high. Many approved payments for managing environmental resources. Sustainable management of environmental resources by local residents in natural forested areas could only be achieved if an alternative means could be provided to reduce heavy reliance on resources for survival.
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    Commercialization as a Tool for the Conservation of Environmental Resources
    (JASEM, 2018-05-24) Ogunsusi, Kayode
    The primary objective of the paper is to report the survey of environmental resources conducted in Ode-Irele forest using two staged technique. This study was framed within the model that sustainable management of environmental resources is a consequence of heavy reliance on subsistence extraction of resources. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages. The result reveals that 65% of the respondents hunted wild animals for food, 62% also traded in wild animals and their products, 69% traded in natural honey, and 86% also traded in medicinal plants. 92% of respondents were involved in collecting wood for use and sale, while 92% were also involved in trade in wild fruits. Most of the respondents, who hunted animals for food, traded in wild animals and their products, natural honey, medicinal plants, wild fruits and those who also collected firewood for use and sale also conserved trees on their farms for the continued availability of the resources. Sustainable use of environmental resources by local residents in natural forested areas could only be achieved if they realize that continued availability of the resources is dependent upon the wise use and most importantly the conservation of the resources
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    Evaluation of Habitat Management as a Tool for Wildlife Conservation in Ode-Irele, Ondo State, Nigeria
    (University of Ibadan, 2018) Ogunsusi, Kayode
    Forest loss may infringe on the capacity of the forest ecosystem to carry out its numerous environmental services. This study was conducted in the forested belt of Ode-Irele, Ondo state, Nigeria. Two staged sampling technique was adopted with enumeration area being the first stage and households were the second stage. Two thousand copies of questionnaires were randomly administered to households in ten enumeration areas. Univariate analysis of variance was carried out on the respondents' level of agreement on the sensitivity of wildlife to environmental disturbance. Results showed that urban arboreta as homes for wildlife were the most sensitive. Majority (91%) of the respondents agreed that the use of chemicals kills important wild animals. All respondents agreed that forest reserves helped in protecting wild animal population, while 82% agreed that leaving forest next to another forest helps to increase total home for wild animals. Majority (91%) agreed that leaving forest on the bank of a river helped to increase total home for wild animals. Also, 82% and 85% of the respondents respectively approved of managing forest for carbon breakdown, and protection of water catchment areas. Majority (93%) approved of preservation of natural scenic beauty, particularly for tourism, as 84% approved that entrance fees should be paid for admission into private lands for collection of information. Rewards encourages involvement in sustainable forest management thus improving sustainable forest and environmental stewardship.
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    Exploiting Phytoremediation as a Technique for Conservation of Bitumen Polluted Soil
    (University of Ibadan, 2018) Ogunsusi, Kayode
    Toxic metal pollution of soil is a major environmental problem bedeviling soil conservation that most conventional remediation approaches cannot solve. High concentrations of heavy metals have both environmental and toxicological effects. This infringes on integrity of ecosystems by affecting indices such as plant abundance and diversity. Study was conducted in Ode-Irele bitumen belt of Ondo State, Nigeria where there are bitumen seepages and exploratory activities, and Ebute-Irele without any record of bitumen seepages served as control. Composite samples of bitumen, soils contaminated with bitumen, and plants naturally growing on bitumen seepage and exploratory sites were collected for determination of heavy metal concentrations using atomic absorption spectrometry. The result showed that more metals were significantly higher in soils and bitumen sample than plants of exploratory site than seepage site. Mn, 870.00±197.99mg/kg, Cu, 215±21.21mg/kg, Zn, 290.00±56.57mg/kg, Cd, 3.50±0.71mg/kg, V, 10.00±0.00mg/kg, and As, 5.00±0.00mg/kg were significantly higher in exploratory surface soil than 571.83±112.93mg/kg, 39.67±8.89mg/kg, 86.43±8.56mg/kg, 3.17±0.57mg/kg, 0.37±0.18mg/kg, 7.93± 0.57, and 3.83±0.12mg/kg respectively in plants. The result of the mean difference of heavy metals between plants on exploratory bitumen site and bitumen sample also showed that Cu, 192.50±23.33mg/kg, Zn, 244.25±47.73mg/kg, Pb, 7.80±1.27mg/kg, Cd, 3.60±0.29mg/kg, and As, 4.60±0.42mg/kg in bitumen sample were significantly higher than 39.67±8.89mg/kg, 86.43±8.56mg/kg, 3.17±0.57mg/kg, 0.37±0.18mg/kg, and 0.38±0.12mg/kg respectively in plants on the exploratory site. However, V, 7.93±0.57mg/kg was significantly higher in plants than 6.00±1.27mg/kg in bitumen sample. The result of the mean difference of heavy metals between plants on exploratory site and bitumen sample further showed that Cu, 192.50±23.33mg/kg, Zn, 244.25±47.73mg/kg, Pb, 7.80±1.27mg/kg, Cd, 3.60±0.29mg/kg, and As, 4.60±0.42mg/kg in bitumen sample were significantly higher than 39.67±8.89mg/kg, 86.43±8.56mg/kg, 3.17±0.57mg/kg, 0.37±0.18mg/kg, and 0.38±0.12mg/kg respectively in plants on the exploratory site. However, V, 7.93±0.57mg/kg was significantly higher in plants than 6.00±1.27mg/kg in bitumen sample. The higher values of heavy metals in soils and bitumen sample over corresponding values in plants was possibly due to plants’ ability to accumulate and gradually remove the metals from their tissues, a process known as phyto degradation or rhixo degradation. Panicum laxum (56.5 %) and Lycopodium ceernum (43.7%) were the most abundant plants that naturally grow on seepage and exploratory sites respectively. The plants found naturally growing on bitumen polluted soil have the capacity to hyper accumulate heavy metals, and so should be used for remediation of bitumen polluted soil.
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    Factors Determining the Competitiveness of Beach Tourist Destination, Lagos, Nigeria
    (University of portharcourt, 2018) Ogunsusi, Kayode
    The comparative advantage of beach tourism in Nigeria can be exploited using effectiveness of destination management of beach tourism destinations to tourists’ needs as key factors in drawing tourists. Structured questionnaire was used to gather data from staff and tourists to Lekki Beach and Elegushi Beach.. Effectiveness of destination management from staff and responsiveness of tourism destination to tourists needs from tourists was measured. Data were analysed using multiple regression analysis and ANOVA to predict the efficiency of destination management. Results showed that 73% and 35.4% tourists had tertiary education in Lekki Beach and Elegushi Beach respectively, with 52% and 53% of the tourists being females in Lekki Beach and Elegushi Beach respectively. Most (94%) of the tourists were Nigerians in Lekki Beach, while all tourists to Elegushi Beach also Nigerians. From the perspective of staff, the management of Lekki Beach as a destination was not as effective in taking care of tourists’ needs as Elegushi Beach. The response variable predicted the effectiveness of destination management by the educational status of staff better in Elegushi Beach (R2 = 66.9%) than Lekki Beach (R2 = 33.3%). From the perception of tourists, none of the two destinations was responsive to the needs of tourists. But, Lekki Beach has the propensity to perform better as the percentage variance of prediction (R2) was explained by 48.4%.The effectiveness of beach tourist destination is a function of the quality of service that can be used to attract local and in particular international tourists.
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    The Impact of Land Fragmentation on Flora and Fauna Species of Ondo state Bitumen Belt
    (Nigeria Chapter of Society for Conservation Biology, 2020-10-27) Ogunsusi, Kayode
    The effects of random clearing of land and consequent impact on habitat fragmentation through human activity such as Bitumen mining could have profound impacts on flora and fauna resources. The study was carried out at Ode-Irele bitumen belt in Ondo State, Southwest of Nigeria to find the effects of land fragmentation and habitat loss on fauna resources. Biotic indicators for each of the following assemblages of trees, shrubs, herbs, and fauna were selected on the basis of their occurrence in 50% of the habitats sampled. Life table format was used to describe the mortality schedule of the biotic assemblage of trees on fauna resources. Findings of the study proved that as tree cover declines, there was increased rate of fauna decline and mortality. The results also indicated that there were 14 tree plant species, 27 shrub species, 18 herb species, and 12 fauna species of the study area which were identified as key ecological indicators. The ecological spread of the key indicators in terms of flora and fauna will likely make them to be more vulnerable to removal and destruction during bitumen mining which inadvertently will decrease the stability and ecological integrity of the ecosystem. Nonetheless, the ecological key indicators can be exploited as key approaches for biodiversity conservation and monitoring.
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    Residents’ Satisfaction with Environmental Resources’ Utilisation in an Unprotected Forest Area
    (Nigerian Chapter of Society for Conservation Biology, 2018-05-06) Ogunsusi, Kayode
    The public perception of biodiversity is essential for conservation efforts. Also, appreciation of beauty of natural wonders is a factor that influenced the attitudes of people towards conservation of biodiversity. Residents’ engagement in recreational activity can only be sustained because of its ecological and economic importance. The study assessed residents’ satisfaction with the use of environmental resources and also evaluated residents’ utilisation of environmental resources at bitumen forested area of Ode-Irele. Ten enumeration areas and ten households from each of the enumeration areas were selected by random sampling technique. Questionnaires were administered to 2,000 respondents gotten from two persons from 100 households taken from the 10 enumeration areas. Data were analysed using Univariate analysis of variance to assess the satisfaction residents derived from environmental resources. Findings on values of environmental resources were presented using percentages and cross tabulations. Residents were mostly satisfied with the use of aesthetic and social resources in the environment (F = 0.0). The study revealed that many of the residents were involved in sport hunting for recreation, whereas the community awareness on visits to collect information on animals was low. Residents’ satisfaction with values of environmental resources could be a factor for sustainable utilisation and conservation of biodiversity.