Woody plant species diversity and composition in and around Debre Libanos church forests of North Shoa Zone of Oromiya, Ethiopia

• Published in: Journal of forestry research Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 1929 - 1939
• Main Authors: Koricho, Hingabu Hordofa, Shumi, Girma, Gebreyesus, Tikabo, Song, Shaoxian, Fufa, Fekadu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.10.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering,Wuhan University of Technology,Luoshi Road 122,Wuhan,Hubei 430070,People's Republic of China%Faculty of Sustainability,Leuphana University,Lüneburg,Germany%Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources,Hawassa Universities,Wondo Genet,Ethiopia%Hubei Key Laboratories of Mineral Resources Processing and Environment,Wuhan University of Technology,Luoshi Road 122,Wuhan,Hubei 430070,People's Republic of China%Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty,Jimma Institute of Technology,Jimma University,Jimma,Ethiopia
• Subjects: Acacia; Biodiversity; Biological diversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Composition; Conservation status; Diversity indices; Dry forests; Ecosystem services; Ethiopia; Flowers & plants; Forest conservation; Forest management; Forestry; Forests; Forests and forestry; income; Juniperus procera; Life Sciences; livelihood; natural regeneration; Olea europaea; Original Paper; Plant diversity; Plant species; Population structure; private forestry; Protection and preservation; public ownership; Regeneration; Seedlings; Shrubs; Species diversity; tree and stand measurements; Trees; Verbenaceae; Wildlife conservation; Woody plants; Ethiopia; Species diversity; Floristic composition; Church forest; Debre Libanos forest; Forest system

Dry afromontane forests are among the most poorly managed and endangered ecosystems. Therefore, we assessed the composition, diversity, and conservation status of woody plant species of the Debre Libanos church forests and surrounding forest lands in Oromiya Regional National State, central Ethiopia...