International Journal of Ecology

Research Article

Study of the Soil Seed Bank Composition in Arjo-Diga Humid Afromontane Forest under Different Land Use Types and Its Implications for the Restoration of Degraded Lands in Western Ethiopia

Table 5

Frequencies of seedling species in the soil seed bank in three soil layers in the Arjo-Diga Forest.
Soil depth (cm)Species with high seedling frequency% frequencySpecies with low seedling frequency% frequency
0–3Ageratum conyzoides22 (61.1%)Adenostemma mauritianum1 (2.7%)
Cardamine trichocarpa13 (36.1%)Eragrostis schweinfurthii1 (2.7%)
Commelina benghalensis14 (38.8%)Oldenlandia herbacea1 (2.7%)
Centella asiatica21 (58.3%)Triumfetta brachyceras1 (2.7%)
Cyperus fischerianus25 (69.4%)
Oplismenus hirtellus20 (55.5%)
Veronica javanica19 (52.7%)
3–6Cyperus fischerianus9 (25%)Eleusine indica1 (2.7%)
Nicandra physalodes5 (13.8%)Laggera crispata1 (2.7%)
Oldenlandia herbacea7 (19.4%)Mitracarpus hirtus1 (2.7%)
Oplismenus hirtellus6 (16.6%)  
Ipomoea teteraphyla5 (13.8%)
Plantago lanceolata6 (16.6%)
Ageratum conyzoides5 (13.8%)
6–9Centella asiatica14 (38.8%)Dichrocephala integrifolia1 (2.7%)
Ageratum conyzoides11 (30.5%)Cardamine trichocarpa1 (2.7%)
Cyperus fischerianus19 (52.7%)Hypoestes triflora1 (2.7%)
Oplismenus hirtellus13 (36.1%)Nicandra physalodes1 (2.7%)
Veronica javanica20 (55.5%)Phyllanthus ovalifolius1 (2.7%)