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The dynamics of vegetation diversity and biomass under traditional grazing in Ethiopia's Somali rangeland
| العنوان: | The dynamics of vegetation diversity and biomass under traditional grazing in Ethiopia's Somali rangeland |
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| المؤلفون: | Haftay Hailu Gebremedhn, Sintayehu Werkneh Dejene, Samuel Tuffa, Yayneshet Tesfay, Sylvanus Mensah, Adam John Mears Devenish |
| المصدر: | Plant-Environment Interactions, Vol 4, Iss 6, Pp 342-352 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Environmental sciences LCC:Botany |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Ethiopia pastoralism, herbaceous species diversity, rangeland productivity, vegetation attributes, Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Botany, QK1-989 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Traditional grazing management practices are central to rangeland productivity and biodiversity. However, the degradation of rangelands and loss of ecosystem services have raised concerns about the future of pastoralism as a form of land use. It is imperative to understand how these practices influence vegetation attributes, e.g., herbaceous species diversity and composition, growth forms (grass, forbs), life form (annuals, perennials), tree metrics (density, canopy cover, and biomass). This study evaluates vegetation shifts under three grazing management practices‐enclosures, open grazing, and browsing lands‐in the Somali pastoral ecosystem of Ethiopia. Enclosures exhibited the highest diversity in herbaceous species, with open grazing lands favoring forbs and annuals. Distinct compositional shifts in herbaceous species were observed across regimes, especially in grass and annuals. Enclosures had three times higher herbage biomass of open grazing and double that of browsing management practice. Conversely, browsing management practices presented optimal wood biomass, density, and canopy cover. The results highlight that a transition to combined enclosure and browsing practices can elevate plant production and diversity, benefiting the Somali rangeland economy. Consequently, dryland restoration should incorporate indigenous knowledge to ensure future rangeland sustainability and biodiversity preservation. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2575-6265 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2575-6265 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pei3.10127 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/f31fd88e90db46f8b5598bb2800ad421 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.f31fd88e90db46f8b5598bb2800ad421 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 25756265 |
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| DOI: | 10.1002/pei3.10127 |