Woody species diversity and carbon stock potentials in homegarden agroforestry and other land use systems, northern Ethiopia

Abstract

Ethiopia is one of the biodiversity rich countries in the world [1], with a flora composition of 6027 vascular plant species, of which 10% are endemic [2]. The wide variation in climate, topography, and soils caused the existence of virtually all major types of naturally diversified vegetation, and ecosystems [1]. Assessment of woody species diversity in different land use types is a critical issue in biodiversity conservation [3], which plays an important role in the regulation of the carbon cycle.

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