Seed and regeneration ecology in dry Afromontane forests of Ethiopia: II. Forest disturbances and succession

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Teketay, Demel
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	A series of events occur starting from the process of flowering up to the development of mature forest vegetation in the dry Afromontane forests of Ethiopia. Given time, the mature forest vegetation undergoes a series of changes, which are prompted by different types of disturbances. In response to these disturbances, succession is triggered in which different plants use varying strategies to regenerate themselves. The objective of this paper is to present the second part of an overview of the available information on seed and regeneration ecology in dry Afromontane forests (DAF) of Ethiopia. The review focuses on forest disturbances and succession, i.e. types of disturbances; species richness, densities, spatial distribution of soil seed banks and succession in cleared, cultivated and abandoned DAF; forest fire and response of plant communities to fire; and regeneration of native woody plants in tree plantations established after clearing DAF or after clearing DAF and planting of crops. Thematic areas for future research are recommended.
Starting Page	45
Ending Page	64
Page Count	20
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Volume Number	46
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Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article