Claim · model-written summary
Lowland species richness exceeded highland and midland richness.
- Taxon
- Speciese0
- Outcome
- Species richnesse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 11.08e0
- Qualifier
- highland (9.6) and midland (7.7)e0
- Setting
- lowlande0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparator
Verbatim
e0“Species richness in lowland (11.08) was higher than in highland (9.6) and midland (7.7) (p < 0.001).”
Title
Adugna Gebregiorgis; Ajebu Nurfeta; Mesele Negash; et al. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 2024. doi:10.56369/tsaes.5291
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- Observation Twenty-eight indigenous fodder tree species were identified across three agroecologies.
- Observation Lowland tree diversity exceeded midland and highland diversity.
- Observation Arundinaria alpine, Hygenia abyssinica and Erythrina brucei dominated total basal area.
- Observation Four named species dominated midland basal area.
- Observation Four named species dominated lowland basal area.
- Observation E. brucei had the highest biomass yield in highland.
- Observation Dracaena steudneri had the highest biomass yield in midland.
- Observation C. africana had the highest biomass yield in lowland.
- Association Land size, family size, agroforestry practice and awareness or interest significantly influenced the decision to have fodder trees.
- Observation Fodder trees contribute fodder, soil fertility, income and timber.
- Recommendation Dominant, high biomass fodder trees could be used as an alternative feed source.