ISSN: 2168-9776
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Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, Harar Biodiversity Center, Forest Case Team Directorate, P.O. Box, 1121, Ethiopia
Tahir Abdela is affiliated to Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, Harar Biodiversity Center, Forest Case Team Directorate, P.O. Box, 1121, Ethiopia. He is a recipient of many awards and grants for his valuable contributions and discoveries in major area of subject research. His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals
Review Article
Effect of Land Use Change on Wood Species Diversity, Carbon Stock and Implication for Sustainable Conservation of Biodiversity in Ethiopia
Author(s): Tahir Abdela*
Land use-cover change (LULCC) is one of responsible with the anthropogenic activities that contribute the threat
of biodiversity and the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions 12-20% in tropics and world that influence
the human wellbeing and disturb functionality of ecosystem. The purpose of this review paper is to assess the
LULCC causes, trends on forest land, consequences on plant species diversity and carbon stock and implications for
sustainable landscape management in Ethiopia .Population growth, agricultural expansion, settlement, institutional
factors, and weak policy enforcement and under value ecosystem were the main derivers of LULCC. At the
regional, national and regional scales, these changes have profound influence plant species diversity and carbon
stock potential for alterations of normal ecosystem function, particularly loss of plant b.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2168-9776.21.10.257