Perennial plant species composition and diversity in relation to socioecological variables and agroforestry practices in central Ethiopia

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00924-1" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00924-1</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00924-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10457-023-00924-1</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Perennial plant species composition and diversity in relation to socioecological variables and agroforestry practices in central Ethiopia

Original language description

Tropical deforestation and forest degradation have resulted in substantial losses of goods and services and a decline in the quality of life. Agroforestry is a viable land-use option to counteract such declines in ecosystem services, including biodiversity and supporting local livelihoods. However, it is unclear how socioecological factors mediate these roles, which hinders the implementation of initiatives to conserve biodiversity. This study aimed to investigate perennial plant species composition and diversity in relation to socioecological variables and agroforestry practices in central Ethiopia. The vegetation data were collected from 243 sample farms that belonged to 81 randomly chosen households from nine kebeles. Across all practices, 92 plant species from 75 genera and 46 families were identified. Of these, 77% were native plant species, and the remaining were exotic ones. Margalef species richness and the Shannon diversity index were both significantly higher (p < 0.05) in homegardens and middle elevations. Furthermore, species richness and the Shannon diversity index were positively and significantly related to slope, farm size, farm age, and wealth status. Parklands, lowland altitude, and younger farms had the highest Simpson’s evenness, whereas wealth status, farm size, and slope had no significant association with Simpson’s evenness. Overall, this study showed that agroforestry serves as a refuge for native species and helps reverse species loss in natural forests. However, native species are gradually being replaced with exotic species, compromising the integrity of agricultural landscapes. Our study also emphasizes the urgent need to consider socioecological factors when examining biodiversity and planning agricultural landscape management strategies.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40100 - Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Agroforestry Systems

ISSN

0167-4366

e-ISSN

0167-4366

Volume of the periodical

98

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

461-476

UT code for WoS article

001099812500002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85175838857