Research Article

Species Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plants and Anthropogenic Disturbances in Zijje Maryam Church Forest, Ethiopia

Table 3

List of woody plant species with high basal area and their percent contribution of BA m2 ha−1 in Zijje Maryam Church Forest.

SpeciesBABA (m2ha−1)%D (ha−1)%

Juniperu procera Hochst.42.0444.8454.00152.5317.63
Olea europaea L.18.4119.6423.65118.4013.69
Vachelia abyssinica (Hochst. Ex Benth) K. and B.4.004.275.1436.274.19
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock2.632.803.3820.272.34
Pittosporum abyssinicum Del.1.851.972.3740.534.69
Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J. F.Gmelin1.471.561.8811.731.36
Galiniera saxifrage (Hochst.) Bridson1.231.311.5828.803.33
Maytenus ovatus Schweinf.1.101.171.4145.875.30
Others 40 species5.135.476.59410.6747.47
Total77.8483.03100865.07100

Where BA = basal area, BA (m2ha−1) = basal area m2 per hectare, and D (ha−1) = density per hectare.