Journal Title
Title of Journal: Biodivers Conserv
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Abbravation: Biodiversity and Conservation
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: James Kalema Mary Namaganda Godfrey Bbosa Jasper OgwalOkeng
Publish Date: 2016/07/11
Volume: 25, Issue: 11, Pages: 2035-2053
Abstract
Available records show that carnivorous plants in Uganda have been collected since 1941 Places that harbor them are either damp or open water bodies They are autotrophic plants that trap and ingest small animals especially insects as a means of supplementing their nutrient supply Givnish in PNAS 11210–11 2015 This insect capture habit has been investigated in Uganda to assess their potential to control malaria by reducing mosquito populations But this investigation requires good and current knowledge about the availability of the carnivorous plants their status and distribution In this study we assess the range of their geographical distribution and diversity and identify the most important areas for their occurrence in Uganda A total of 23 species of carnivorous plants distributed in two families are known from Uganda The Lake Nabugabo area and north western shores of Lake Victoria display the highest species richness in Uganda whilst Lake Nabugabo and Mabamba are the most diverse Six of the species are ‘extremely rare’ occurring in only one ‘location’ in the sense of International Union for Conservation of Nature—IUCN ‘Reserve selection’ analysis clearly points out Lake Nabugabo area as the most important for carnivorous plants This is only a Ramsar Site with no higher conservation status Only two species occur in well protected areas but these are widespread
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