Research Article

Butterfly Diversity from Farmlands of Central Uganda

Table 3

Butterfly species richness, abundance (individuals/2 ha/site), and diversity (H) in 26 different study sites in the coffee-banana farming system in central Uganda in 2006.

ClustersSitesLand use intensity gradientsSpecies richness Abundance Diversity

BujjagaliBukoseHigh c b b
Namizi-eastHigh b b e
Namizi-westHigh c b d
NawangomaHigh c b f
KalagiBamusutaMedium c b c
KifuMedium b b b
KimwanyiMedium b b b
KiweebwaMedium b a b
KamuliNaikesaHigh12.45 ±03 2d c g
NamulekyaHigh c b g
KaweriLuwungaVery high c c g
NonveVery high d c g
LugaziKasakuVery high b a b
SugarVery high c b f
MabiraBulyasiMedium c b c
KinoniMedium c b d
MasakaKasaalaMedium c b e
KatwaddeMedium c b a
KiwaalaMedium b a b
MpugweMedium c b d
MpigiLukaluMedium a a a
MpangaMedium a a a
NakasekeKimuliLow b a a
KyetumeLow c b c
LukumbiLow c b c
SegalyeLow b b c

Within columns, means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at 5% probability level (LSD test) test.