The role of enclosures in the recovery of woody vegetation in degraded dryland hillsides of central and northern Ethiopia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-281

  Mengistu, T ^a   Teketay, D ^b,e   Hulten, H ^c   Yemshaw, Y ^d  

^a Wondo Genet College of Forestry   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d Forestry Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^e Forest Stewardship Council   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Density; Diameter class; Diversity; Population structure; Regeneration; Soil seed banks; Species composition

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; REGENERATION; SEED BANK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WOODY PLANT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; DODONAEA; POACEAE;

EID: 4944249741     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.03.014     Document Type: Article

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