Impacts of wetland cultivation on plant diversity and soil fertility in South-Bench District, Southwest Ethiopia

Wetlands provide enormous socioeconomic and environmental values. However, wetlands are threatened by conversion for agricultural land in southwestern Ethiopia. The study aims to assess the impact of wetland cultivation on plant species richness, composition and soil fertility. Plant species richnes...

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Veröffentlicht in:	African journal of agricultural research 2014-09, Vol.9 (39), p.2936-2947
Hauptverfasser:	Kassahun, Mulatu, Debela, Hunde, Endalkachew, Kissi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural development Biological Diversity Environmental Impact Flowers & plants Geography-Environment Phytochemicals Research methodology Science and Technology Soils Statistical analysis Studies Wetlands
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Zusammenfassung:	Wetlands provide enormous socioeconomic and environmental values. However, wetlands are threatened by conversion for agricultural land in southwestern Ethiopia. The study aims to assess the impact of wetland cultivation on plant species richness, composition and soil fertility. Plant species richness and composition was investigated for 30 plots in each site of adjacent uncultivated and cultivated wetlands sites and total of 60 sampling plots were used.
ISSN:	1991-637X 1991-637X
DOI:	10.5897/AJAR2013.7986