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ArticleBMC ecology and evolution2022

Does exclosure restore woody species regeneration in degraded lands? The case of Loma Bosa District of Dawuro zone, Southwestern Ethiopia.

Assefa Ataro Ambushe, Girma Gezimu Gebre, Getahun Shanko Mamo

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Assefa Ataro AmbusheBureau of Agriculture, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State, RLLP II PROGREEN PROJECT, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Girma Gezimu GebreFaculty of Environment, Gender and Development Studies, Hawassa University, Hawassa, 05, Ethiopia. girma.gezimu@gmail.com.
Getahun Shanko MamoCollege of Agriculture, Wolaita Sodo University Dawuro Tarcha Campus, Tarcha, Ethiopia.

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Abstract

Exclosure becomes popular as a naming of the practice of excluding degrading agents from degraded lands for natural rehabilitation. However, its role on woody species regeneration in the Loma Bosa District of the southwestern Ethiopia has not been investigated. Therefore, this study examines the role of exclosure on woody species regeneration by comparing exclosure, open woodland, and degraded land areas. A systematic transect sampling method was employed to collect vegetation data in sampling quadrats, each with a size of 20 × 20 m, evenly distributed along parallel transect lines. All the woody plant species in each plot were identified and measured for DBH and height. Twenty-six woody species, representing 16 plant families, were recorded at the study area, of which only eight were recorded all in the exclosure, open woodland and open degraded land. Species Diversity Index (H') was 2.62, 2.38, and 1.56 for woody species in exclosure, open woodland area, and open degraded land area. Wood species density were 2225 ha

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesForestsEthiopiaExclosureLoma Bosa DistrictOpen degraded landRegenerationWoody species

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PMID36175834
PMCPMC9523939

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