Determinants of plant community along environmental gradients in Geramo forest, the western escarpment of the rift valley of Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Detailed information on plant community types, distribution, and their relationships with various environmental gradients is crucial for understanding forest dynamics and sustainable forest management because plant community types are influenced by various environmental factors. Thus, this study was conducted to investigate plant community types and species diversity in relation to various environmental gradients in Geramo Forest, which is a remnant forest in the western escarpment of the Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Vegetation data were collected in 96 nested plots (20 × 20 m2 and five 1 ×1 m2) laid systematically at a distance of 250 m along 16 line transects, which were laid 300 m apart. Environmental and disturbance variables were also collected from each main plot. Agglomerative hierarchi

SUBMITTER: Getaneh ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10681247 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature