Journal of Resources and Ecology, Volume. 11, Issue 2, 159(2020)
Effects of Vegetation Cover, Grazing and Season on Herbage Species Composition and Biomass: A Case Study of Yabello Rangeland, Southern Ethiopia
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Fig. 3. Effect of vegetation cover type on herbage percentage cover
Fig. 5. Effect of season on herbage percentage cover in bush cover rangeland area
Fig. 6. Effect of season on herbage percentage cover in open grassland area
Fig. 7. Effect of season on herbage percentage cover in grazing rangeland area
Fig. 8. Effect of season on herbage percentage cover in non-grazing rangeland area
Fig. 11. Effect of season on herbage species height in bush land area
Fig. 12. Effect of season on herbage species height in open grassland area
Fig. 13. Effect of season on herbage species height in grazing grassland area
Fig. 14. Effect of season on herbage species height in non-grazing grassland area
Fig. 15. Effects of vegetation cover type linked to season on herbage mass production (a) and effects of grazing linked to season on herbage mass production (b)
Table 1.
Herbage species cover (%) per vegetation cover type, grazing and season treatments. Values shown are the average percentages based on 1 m2 quadrats in which a given species was recorded
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Herbage species cover (%) per vegetation cover type, grazing and season treatments. Values shown are the average percentages based on 1 m2 quadrats in which a given species was recorded
List of Species Vegetation type Grazing treatment Scientific name Local name Bush land Open grass land Grazing Non- grazing Ds Rs Ds Rs Ds Rs Ds Rs Chrysopogon aucheri* Alaloo 11 18 14 24 10 17 18 35 Dactyloctenium aegyptium Ardaa + 4 1 7 + 5 5 12 Xerophyta humilis Areedoo 2 9 6 11 - 3 11 15 Aristida kenyensis Biilaa + 10 5 22 - 1 15 29 Eragrostis capitulifera Biilaa + 1 11 23 + 13 13 23 Harpachne schimperi Biilaa - + 1 5 + 7 2 16 Leptothrium senegalense Biilaa diidaa 4 13 5 22 3 21 16 19 Melinis repens Buuyyoo xirooftuu - + 1 3 + 4 8 15 Themeda triandra Gaaguroo 3 11 6 12 2 9 7 9 Digitaria milanjiana Hiddoo 5 14 8 17 3 21 7 27 Chloris roxburghiana* Hiddoo luucolee 12 21 16 28 13 33 22 54 Digitaria naghellensis Ilmogorii + 2 + 7 - 1 3 5 Panicum maximum Loloqaa - + 1 3 - 2 + 8 Bothriochloa insculpta Luucolee - 3 1 9 - 11 + 11 Cenchrus ciliaris* Mata guddeessa 10 19 14 31 15 29 31 51 Pennisetum mezianum Ogoondhichoo + 1 3 6 - 1 1 7 Eragrostis papposa Saamphillee - + + 2 - 2 1 5 Sporobolus discosporus Saamphillee kootichaa + 7 5 8 + 9 8 11 Grewia tenax Saarkama + 1 1 3 + 1 + 5 Grewia tenax Saarkama + 9 11 9 - 3 5 15 Cyperus sp.Saattuu 1 4 2 17 + 7 6 11 Cyperus bulbosus Saattuu arbaa 1 2 3 10 1 2 3 7 Sporobolus pellucidus Salaqoo 7 9 5 13 2 3 4 4 Cynodon dactylon Sardoo 3 7 10 16 1 20 18 21 Heteropogon contortus Seericha + 1 2 11 1 14 11 12 Loudetia flavida Seericha gaaraa + 3 3 13 + 5 7 21
Table 2.
Herbage height (m) for each vegetation type, grazing and season treatment. Values from 1 m2 quadrats in which a given species was recorded
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Herbage height (m) for each vegetation type, grazing and season treatment. Values from 1 m2 quadrats in which a given species was recorded
List of Species Vegetation type Grazing treatment Scientific name Local name Bush land Open grass land Grazing Non-grazing Ds Rs Ds Rs Ds Rs Ds Rs Chrysopogon aucheri* Alaloo 0.15 0.30 0.4 0.70 0.12 0.41 0.62 0.74 Dactyloctenium aegyptium Ardaa + 0.13 0.18 0.21 0.11 0.24 0.33 0.52 Xerophyta humilis Areedoo 0.02 0.50 0.28 0.31 - 0.41 0.37 0.51 Aristida kenyensis Biilaa + 0.26 0.06 0.29 - 0.13 0.5 0.58 Eragrostis capitulifera Biilaa + 0.01 0.11 0.23 + 0.17 0.33 0.38 Harpachne schimperi Biilaa - 0.02 0.15 0.33 0.03 0.47 0.41 0.51 Leptothrium senegalense Biilaa diidaa 0.09 0.29 0.21 0.29 0.35 0.41 0.49 0.70 Melinis repens Buuyyoo xirooftuu - 0.07 0.18 0.31 0.06 0.62 0.67 0.69 Themeda triandra Gaaguroo 0.03 0.11 0.54 0.61 0.20 0.59 0.41 0.69 Digitaria milanjiana Hiddoo 0.29 0.34 0.08 0.66 0.03 0.57 0.70 0.88 Chloris roxburghiana* Hiddoo luucolee 0.20 0.55 0.46 0.67 0.22 0.67 0.79 0.87 Digitaria naghellensis Ilmogorii 0.11 0.20 0.32 0.48 - 0.29 0.30 0.51 Panicum maximum Loloqaa - 0.17 0.19 0.37 - 0.27 0.39 0.58 Bothriochloa insculpta Luucolee - 0.35 0.31 0.22 - 0.11 0.27 0.51 Cenchrus ciliaris* Mata guddeessa 0.18 0.33 0.49 0.61 0.25 0.82 0.81 0.90 Pennisetum mezianum Ogoondhichoo 0.13 0.32 0.24 0.36 - 0.8 0.11 0.37 Eragrostis papposa Saamphillee - 0.08 0.09 0.22 - 0.23 0.28 0.30 Sporobolus discosporus Saamphillee kootichaa 0.09 0.27 0.25 0.48 0.05 0.49 0.58 0.61 Grewia tenax Saarkama 0.06 0.31 0.33 0.43 0.05 0.47 0.42 0.44 Grewia tenax Saarkama 0.09 0.31 0.11 0.29 - 0.33 0.45 0.55 Cyperus sp.Saattuu 0.04 0.14 0.22 0.27 0.03 0.37 0.46 0.48 Cyperus bulbosus Saattuu arbaa 0.09 0.27 0.29 0.40 0.05 0.41 0.39 0.45 Sporobolus pellucidus Salaqoo 0.02 0.21 0.15 0.31 0.07 0.33 0.42 0.49 Cynodon dactylon Sardoo 0.03 0.17 0.10 0.21 0.09 0.20 0.26 0.38 Heteropogon contortus Seericha 0.09 0.12 0.29 0.34 0.08 0.32 0.37 0.39 Loudetia flavida Seericha gaaraa 0.08 0.22 0.19 0.27 0.07 0.20 0.32 0.41
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FENETAHUN Yeneayehu, Xinwen XU, Yuan YOU, Yongdong WANG. Effects of Vegetation Cover, Grazing and Season on Herbage Species Composition and Biomass: A Case Study of Yabello Rangeland, Southern Ethiopia[J]. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2020, 11(2): 159
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Received: May. 14, 2019
Accepted: Jan. 6, 2020
Published Online: Apr. 23, 2021
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