International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of bush encroachment on plant composition, diversity and carbon stock in Borana rangelands, Southern Ethiopia

Siraj Kelil Gobelle
  • Siraj Kelil Gobelle
  • Department of Agroforestry, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yaballo Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, P. O. Box 85, Yaballo, Ethiopia.
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Abdella Gure
  • Abdella Gure
  • Department of Forestry, Hawassa University, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural resource, P. O. Box 128, Shashemene, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 23 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 05 March 2018
  •  Published: 31 May 2018

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