Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray

Herbaceous species contribute to the largest proportion of the fodder. Despite the profound benefits obtained, anthropogenic disturbances are hindering its development. On the other hand, to ensure the sustainability of herbaceous species, communities and governments have been putting efforts in man...

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Autores principales:	Tesfay Atsbha, Solomon Wayu, Nguse Gebretsadkan, Tsgehiwet Giday, Tesfay Gebremariam
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Materias:	grazing land land conservation palatable indigenous vegetation area exclosure Ecology QH540-549.5
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/58a1e55719c24088b545b73865b94c29
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:58a1e55719c24088b545b73865b94c292021-12-02T17:55:40ZExclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray2332-887810.1080/20964129.2020.1829993https://doaj.org/article/58a1e55719c24088b545b73865b94c292020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2020.1829993https://doaj.org/toc/2332-8878Herbaceous species contribute to the largest proportion of the fodder. Despite the profound benefits obtained, anthropogenic disturbances are hindering its development. On the other hand, to ensure the sustainability of herbaceous species, communities and governments have been putting efforts in managing herbaceous species through the establishment of area exclosure (AE). Thus, the main importance of this research paper is to provide information about the role of AE on the restoration of herbaceous species. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of restoration on the herbaceous species following AE established on communal grazing land (CGL). A total of 124 and 73 quadrats of 1×1m2 size were laid down at 50 m intervals along parallel transects at AE and CGL, respectively, and data were analyzed by t-test unequal variances using R-software. AE displayed higher plant species richness and diversity than the CGL and showed a significant difference (p<0.001). Similarly, the AE had significantly (p< 0.001) higher forage biomass than the CGL. In general, herbaceous species diversity index and species richness were significantly (p< 0.001) higher in the AE compared to the CGL. The study concluded that effective AE has the potential to enhance the restoration of herbaceous species and hence forage productivity.Tesfay AtsbhaSolomon WayuNguse GebretsadkanTsgehiwet GidayTesfay GebremariamTaylor & Francis Grouparticlegrazing landland conservationpalatable indigenous vegetationarea exclosureEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcosystem Health and Sustainability, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2020)
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topic	grazing land land conservation palatable indigenous vegetation area exclosure Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	grazing land land conservation palatable indigenous vegetation area exclosure Ecology QH540-549.5 Tesfay Atsbha Solomon Wayu Nguse Gebretsadkan Tsgehiwet Giday Tesfay Gebremariam Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray
description	Herbaceous species contribute to the largest proportion of the fodder. Despite the profound benefits obtained, anthropogenic disturbances are hindering its development. On the other hand, to ensure the sustainability of herbaceous species, communities and governments have been putting efforts in managing herbaceous species through the establishment of area exclosure (AE). Thus, the main importance of this research paper is to provide information about the role of AE on the restoration of herbaceous species. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of restoration on the herbaceous species following AE established on communal grazing land (CGL). A total of 124 and 73 quadrats of 1×1m2 size were laid down at 50 m intervals along parallel transects at AE and CGL, respectively, and data were analyzed by t-test unequal variances using R-software. AE displayed higher plant species richness and diversity than the CGL and showed a significant difference (p<0.001). Similarly, the AE had significantly (p< 0.001) higher forage biomass than the CGL. In general, herbaceous species diversity index and species richness were significantly (p< 0.001) higher in the AE compared to the CGL. The study concluded that effective AE has the potential to enhance the restoration of herbaceous species and hence forage productivity.
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author	Tesfay Atsbha Solomon Wayu Nguse Gebretsadkan Tsgehiwet Giday Tesfay Gebremariam
author_facet	Tesfay Atsbha Solomon Wayu Nguse Gebretsadkan Tsgehiwet Giday Tesfay Gebremariam
author_sort	Tesfay Atsbha
title	Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray
title_short	Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray
title_full	Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray
title_fullStr	Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray
title_full_unstemmed	Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray
title_sort	exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in southern tigray
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/58a1e55719c24088b545b73865b94c29
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Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray

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