Abstract: Forests play significant role in climate change mitigation through capturing atmospheric carbon. Ethiopia, despite being one of the biodiverse countries at the global, it has limited forest resources distributed in certain parts of its territory. The moist evergreen Afromontane forests of Western Ethiopia are among the Ethiopian forests that contribute significantly to the climate change mitigation. Jorgo Wato Forest is one of the moist Afromontane forests in Western Ethiopia that ...
Abstract: Due to a lack of species-site-specific models, information about the carbon (C) stock potential of highland bamboo in various carbon pools is limited. Thus, the objective of this study was to develop an allometric equation for estimating highland bamboo C pools along altitudinal gradients in Garamba forest, southern Ethiopia. Using a systematic design approach, 34 plots were chosen and placed along a transect in the altitude range. Then, bamboo culm diameter at breast height (DBH),...
Abstract: Birds are among essential taxa in various ecosystems where their presence/absence and status indicate conditions of the habitats. Hence, a detailed understanding of species biogeography, diversity, and abundance is critical ecological information to evaluate or develop conservation strategies. The present study was conducted during dry and wet seasons from March 2021 to April 2021 and June 2021 to July 2021, respectively, to assess species diversity and abundance of avifauna as pot...
Abstract: The dry Afromonatane natural forests of East and West Hararghe are under severe degradation. There are some remnant mountain forests in West Hararghe, which are under increasing anthropogenic threats and call up urgent conservation actions. This study was conducted at Hades dry Afromontane natural forest, West Hararghe zone of Oromia Regional state, Ethiopia with the objective of determining the woody species composition along altitudinal gradients and conservation status. The data...
Abstract: Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is regarded as an interaction between humans and wildlife that results in negative impacts on humans, animals, or the environment. The HWC has been a recurring problem in Ethiopia due to increased human population and competition for the declining resources. This study was conducted to assess and document the causes, impacts and management options of the effect of wild life on human in and around the study area. The study design was a longitudinal popu...
Abstract: This study was focused on the diversity and conservation status of non- timber forest products (NTFPs) in Sera forest with the objective of identifying and documenting diversity of plant species used as NTFPs and their conservation status. The study applied a combination of plant ecological and ethno botanical methods. A preferential systematic sampling method was used to collect vegetation data from 50 plots of 20 m x 20 m for all woody species and 2x2 m subplots inside the large ...
Abstract: The study was conducted in Deder District of Obi forest, with the objectives of assessing the woody species diversity, composition and estimating of the carbon stock of the forest. A systematic sampling method was used to conduct the vegetation sampling. In order to collect vegetation data, a total of 36 quadrats, each with the size of 20 m x 20 m for tree, 5 m x 5 m for shrubs at an interval of 100 m, were laid along altitudinal variation. Aboveground biomass was estimated by usin...
Abstract: This thesis was conducted in Furi forest in central of Ethiopia. Biodiversity is organized along altitudinal gradient in different layers as altitude determines climate distribution. Plant diversity is one of the major groups of biological diversity. Plant diversity can be affected by living and nonliving factors. The overall objective of this study was to assess composition, diversity and structure, regeneration status of woody species and total carbon stocks along an elevation gr...
Abstract: Recently, attention was given to forest conservation management structure and functioning of ecologically responsible policies through the participatory forest management program (PFMP). The study areas for this study are the Sheka and Kafa forests of South Western Ethiopia where this project was implemented since 2003. The specific objectives of this study are to estimate the communities’ values attached to goods and services of forest resources, their level of involvement, and ...
Abstract: Field trials were set up in the humid forest zone of Cameroon to investigate the effects of combinations of different rates of nitrogen (N) (0, 60, and 120 kg N ha 1) and potassium (K) (0, 80, and 160 kg K ha 1) applied to the soil on the incidence and damage of the noctuid stemborer Busseola fusca (Fuller), and on maize, Zea mays L., yield. Each N/K combination had an insecticide control to assess yield losses due to borers. In contrast to N, K had no effect on plant growth and bo...
Abstract: Identification of specimens from Malaise trap collections and rearings of tephritids from native and cereal grasses confirm the presence in Kenya of Bistrispinaria magniceps, B. fortis, and B. woodi, of which the latter two species are recorded for the first time. Including an earlier, but uncertain, record of B. atlas, all four species of Bistrispinaria, the only genus of Tephritidae in the Afrotropical region known to breed in grass stems, have now been recorded from Kenya. Infor...
Abstract: Background: Elaphrodes lactea Gaede is a highly praised edible lepidopteran insect in the Miombo forest in the DRC. Both caterpillars and pupae of this species are consumed. Following recent declines in the Miombo forest, it is crucial to investigate the rate of consumption, biological, and exploitation cycles, as well as the trade and profitability of E. lactea to develop a sustainable program for its use. Methods: We, therefore, embarked on a survey in 10 sites located in Lubumba...
Abstract: The Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae is an East African endemic that occurs mainly in the Cynometra woodland of the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (ASF) in coastal Kenya. Since its discovery in 1965 (Ripley 1966), two additional subpopulations were discovered; in 1992 a small population was discovered in the foothill forests of the east Usambara mountains in Tanzania (Evans et al. 1994),and in 2002 another small population was discovered in the Dakatcha woodlands, 30 km north of ASF (C Jackson...
Abstract: There is tremendous growth of data generated from different industries, i.e., health, agriculture, engineering, etc. Consequently, there is demand for more processing power. Compared to computer processing units, general-purpose graphics processing units (GPUs) are rapidly emerging as a promising solution to achieving high performance and energy efficiency in various computing domains. Multiple forms of parallelism and complexity in memory access have posed a challenge in developin...
Abstract: Concerns about rapid tropical deforestation, and its contribution to rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, increase the importance of monitoring terrestrial carbon storage in changing landscapes. Emerging markets for carbon emission offsets may offer developing nations needed incentives for reforestation, rehabilitation, and avoided deforestation. However, relatively little empirical data exists regarding carbon storage in African tropical forests, particularly for...