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<p>Ethiopia harbour the Eastern afromontane and Horn of Africa hotspots of biodiversity. The general objective of this study was to investigate the floristic composition and diversity of species, the structure and the regeneration status of the Hurubu forest. Three parallel transects lines with 1 km length were systematically laid across the forest with an interval of 500 m in south to north direction. Thirty sample quadrants of 20 m × 20 m were placed along transects at an interval of 200 m for mature trees and shrubs, while for the purpose of seedling and sapling inventory, four sub-quadrants of 1 m × 1 m were laid at each corner of the main quadrant. A total of 32 woody species representing 25 families were recorded consisting of trees and shrubs. The lower storey consisted of all woody plant species, except Ekebergia capensis tree species. The middle storey consisted about 14.41 % of the tree species while the upper storey involved only 2.35 % of the total individual trees in the forest. The total basal area of woody plants in Hurubu forest was 90 m<sup>2</sup> per ha. The three most important woody species with the highest IVI were Juniperus procera, Osyris quadripartite and Myrsine africana in decreasing order. The general regeneration status of the tree species of the study site was satisfactory at the community level showing a ‘fair’ regeneration status. Therefore, special conservation actions should be implemented for the poorly and not regenerating woody species of the forest.</p>
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Ethiopia harbour the Eastern afromontane and Horn of Africa hotspots of biodiversity. The general objective of this study was to investigate the floristic composition and diversity of species, the structure and the regeneration status of the Hurubu forest. Three parallel transects lines with 1 km length were systematically laid across the forest with an interval of 500 m in south to north direction. Thirty sample quadrants of 20 m × 20 m were placed along transects at an interval of 200 m for mature trees and shrubs, while for the purpose of seedling and sapling inventory, four sub-quadrants of 1 m × 1 m were laid at each corner of the main quadrant. A total of 32 woody species representing 25 families were recorded consisting of trees and shrubs. The lower storey consisted of all woody plant species, except Ekebergia capensis tree species. The middle storey consisted about 14.41 % of the tree species while the upper storey involved only 2.35 % of the total individual trees in the forest. The total basal area of woody plants in Hurubu forest was 90 m2 per ha. The three most important woody species with the highest IVI were Juniperus procera, Osyris quadripartite and Myrsine africana in decreasing order. The general regeneration status of the tree species of the study site was satisfactory at the community level showing a ‘fair’ regeneration status. Therefore, special conservation actions should be implemented for the poorly and not regenerating woody species of the forest.

Floristic Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Hurubu Natural Forest, North Shewa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Forestry Department

Salale University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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Ethiopia harbour the Eastern afromontane and Horn of Africa hotspots of biodiversity. The general objective of this study was to investigate the floristic...

Floristic Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Hurubu Natural Forest, North Shewa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Published Online: Jun 09, 2023

Page range: 85 - 104

Received: Feb 15, 2023

Accepted: May 13, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2023-0005

Keywords
Floristic, Structure, Regeneration, Hurubu, Natural forest

© 2023 Hana Tamrat Gebirehiwot et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Floristic Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Hurubu Natural Forest, North Shewa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Published Online: Jun 09, 2023

Page range: 85 - 104

Received: Feb 15, 2023

Accepted: May 13, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2023-0005

KeywordsFloristic, Structure, Regeneration, Hurubu, Natural forest

© 2023 Hana Tamrat Gebirehiwot et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Floristic, Structure, Regeneration, Hurubu, Natural forest