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Ecological Factors Influence Diversity, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Basso Subwatershed, Gamo Zone, Ethiopia.

Wondwesen Tefera, Wakshum Shiferaw, Gezahegn Kassa

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Wondwesen TeferaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Wakshum ShiferawDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3631-3004
Gezahegn KassaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6257-709X

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Abstract

Ethiopian woodlands offer a variety of cultural, social, and economic advantages. However, human disturbances, climate change, and changes in land use may have influences on the benefits and services that woodlands currently provide. Furthermore, the distribution of plant ecosystems can be influenced by ecological characteristics. This study aimed to identify the types of plant communities, the relationships between plant communities and environmental conditions, the diversity, composition, and structure of woody plant species, and the regeneration status of woody species in the Basso Subwatershed. To gather information on vegetation and environmental conditions, systematic random sampling was employed. Fifty-two 20 m × 20 m sample quadrats were set up to assess trees and shrubs, and five 5 × 5 m subplots were created to assess seedlings and saplings. Woody species diversity was evaluated using the Shannon-Weiner diversity index, species richness, and Shannon evenness. Canonical correspondence analysis was used to examine links between vegetation and the environmental factors. In this study, a total of 28 plant species that belong to 17 families and five different plant community types were identified. The richness and diversity of species differed depending on the type of community. The overall Shannon-Wiener diversity index (2.65), species richness (25), and the Shannon evenness value (0.84) of the woodland were recorded in the subwatershed. Findings show that slope, disturbance, and grazing intensity reflected significant effects on woody vegetation patterns in the Basso Subwatershed (

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Basso SubwatershedCCAdiversityenvironmental factorsregeneration statuswoody plant species

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