This research was done in Arsi-Bale Massif remnant vegetation of southeast Ethiopia to investigate vascular plant diversity and endemism in forest patch, riverine, and grazing land-use types. A total of 126 quadrats, each with 900 m2 (30 m × 30 m), were selected systematically along the altitudinal gradient. Shannon Weiner Diversity index and R Package 3.2 were applied to analyze species composition and diversity, whereas the similarity ratio among land use and other related vegetation was determined using Sorensen’s index. From the study, 382 vascular plant species under 223 genera and 92 families were identified. The growth forms revealed that there were 118 woody (26 trees, 10 lianas, and 82 shrubs) and 239 herbaceous species of plant. Of these, 216, 165, and 154 species are shared by riverine, forest patch, and grazing land-use types, respectively. Asteraceae with 68 species was the most dominant family in the present study, followed by Poaceae, Lamiaceae, and Cyperaceae with 30, 21, and 13 species, respectively. Forty-four endemic species were documented in this study. According to the IUCN Red List, 22 species were not evaluated; 10 species were least concerned; 1 species was endangered; and 1 species was vulnerable, while 4 species have been categorized as not threatened. The highest similarity was observed between grazing and riverine land-use types; this may be due to the presence of many adjacent plots in both land use, associated mechanisms of adaptation, and requirements for species occurrence. Moreover, the floristic composition similarity of the study area in comparison with other vegetation types of Ethiopia shows variation (Ss = 0.223–0.526), maybe due to climatic variation, ecological distance, and disturbances. Generally, the total diversity and evenness of the studied remnant vegetation were 2.917 and 0.948, respectively. This lower diversity value clearly indicates that there are many human-induced factors deteriorating the plant species of the studied vegetation. Therefore, the concerned body of the government should work with local farmers to conserve the remaining plant species including many endemic species by developing appropriate conservation and management plans.
{"title":"Floristic Composition and Diversity of Vascular Plants inRemnant Patches of Arsi-Bale Massif of Oromia RegionalState, Ethiopia","authors":"Negalign Awoke, S. Nemomissa, T. Bekele","doi":"10.1155/2022/6693679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6693679","url":null,"abstract":"This research was done in Arsi-Bale Massif remnant vegetation of southeast Ethiopia to investigate vascular plant diversity and endemism in forest patch, riverine, and grazing land-use types. A total of 126 quadrats, each with 900 m2 (30 m × 30 m), were selected systematically along the altitudinal gradient. Shannon Weiner Diversity index and R Package 3.2 were applied to analyze species composition and diversity, whereas the similarity ratio among land use and other related vegetation was determined using Sorensen’s index. From the study, 382 vascular plant species under 223 genera and 92 families were identified. The growth forms revealed that there were 118 woody (26 trees, 10 lianas, and 82 shrubs) and 239 herbaceous species of plant. Of these, 216, 165, and 154 species are shared by riverine, forest patch, and grazing land-use types, respectively. Asteraceae with 68 species was the most dominant family in the present study, followed by Poaceae, Lamiaceae, and Cyperaceae with 30, 21, and 13 species, respectively. Forty-four endemic species were documented in this study. According to the IUCN Red List, 22 species were not evaluated; 10 species were least concerned; 1 species was endangered; and 1 species was vulnerable, while 4 species have been categorized as not threatened. The highest similarity was observed between grazing and riverine land-use types; this may be due to the presence of many adjacent plots in both land use, associated mechanisms of adaptation, and requirements for species occurrence. Moreover, the floristic composition similarity of the study area in comparison with other vegetation types of Ethiopia shows variation (Ss = 0.223–0.526), maybe due to climatic variation, ecological distance, and disturbances. Generally, the total diversity and evenness of the studied remnant vegetation were 2.917 and 0.948, respectively. This lower diversity value clearly indicates that there are many human-induced factors deteriorating the plant species of the studied vegetation. Therefore, the concerned body of the government should work with local farmers to conserve the remaining plant species including many endemic species by developing appropriate conservation and management plans.","PeriodicalId":43584,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ecology & Development","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83405002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Safitri, I. Lestari, A. Maksum, N. Ibrahim, A. Marini, A. Sudrajat, M. Zahari, Rossi Iskandar
Industrial Revolution 4.0, accompanied by an environmental crisis, shows that modernization and technological sophistication do not make harmonization between nature and humans more closely intertwined. This harmony needs ecological consciousness nurtured from an early age which is a challenge for the Industrial Revolution 4.0. Using technology in this research aimed to examine enhancing student environmental awareness affected by ecolabel with web-based augmented reality at elementary schools in Setia Budi subdistrict in South Jakarta in Indonesia. Environmental awareness of the students was indicated by student environmental action related to solving the environmental problems, environmental manner of doing environmental activities, and noble values of sustainability to have conservation. This research population is elementary school students in Setia Budi subdistrict in South Jakarta in Indonesia with simple random sampling utilizing the Slovin Formula sampling technique. Data analysis procedure executed independent samples t-test. The decisions reveal that the average value for environmental awareness for the experimental class arrives at 56.406, significantly larger than that for the control group of 55.063 at a 0.05 significance level. The investigation found that ecolabel using augmented reality attached on the website can raise student environmental awareness.
{"title":"Ecolabel with Augmented Reality on the Website to Enhance Student Environmental Awareness","authors":"D. Safitri, I. Lestari, A. Maksum, N. Ibrahim, A. Marini, A. Sudrajat, M. Zahari, Rossi Iskandar","doi":"10.1155/2022/8169849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8169849","url":null,"abstract":"Industrial Revolution 4.0, accompanied by an environmental crisis, shows that modernization and technological sophistication do not make harmonization between nature and humans more closely intertwined. This harmony needs ecological consciousness nurtured from an early age which is a challenge for the Industrial Revolution 4.0. Using technology in this research aimed to examine enhancing student environmental awareness affected by ecolabel with web-based augmented reality at elementary schools in Setia Budi subdistrict in South Jakarta in Indonesia. Environmental awareness of the students was indicated by student environmental action related to solving the environmental problems, environmental manner of doing environmental activities, and noble values of sustainability to have conservation. This research population is elementary school students in Setia Budi subdistrict in South Jakarta in Indonesia with simple random sampling utilizing the Slovin Formula sampling technique. Data analysis procedure executed independent samples t-test. The decisions reveal that the average value for environmental awareness for the experimental class arrives at 56.406, significantly larger than that for the control group of 55.063 at a 0.05 significance level. The investigation found that ecolabel using augmented reality attached on the website can raise student environmental awareness.","PeriodicalId":43584,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ecology & Development","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73283389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wafae Squalli, I. Mansouri, D. Ousaaid, Badr Ben Hichou, Hamid Achiban, F. Fadil, M. Dakki
Investigations of niche splitting in the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) have primarily addressed feeding habitats and foraging features and been limited to conspecific species, counting laughing dove and wood pigeon. The recent degradation of natural and suitable habitats for turtle doves, particularly in North Africa, would push this species to refuge in wetlands with a variety of other bird species. The understanding of potential cohabitation between doves and other species in these less disturbed ecosystems would help in the conservation measures of this declining game. This study, conducted from early March to September between 2015 and 2017, attempted to determine which species cohabit with turtle doves in three Northwest African wetlands in Morocco and how these species select nesting sites and trees. We used detrended corresponding analysis (DCA) to test the relevance of nest site and nesting tree variables in the nest distribution of the breeding species. The obtained results show a wide sharing of nest-niche between turtle doves and 7 breeding species, especially at the intermediate zone and downstream of the rivers. The lack of competition for food resources with neighbouring species may help in this harmonious sharing of both nesting sites and nesting trees. We further suggest guidelines for future research that seek to understand the spatiotemporal dynamics of species coexisting with turtle dove in the same habitats.
{"title":"A New Feature of Nesting Ecology in the Vulnerable European Turtle Dove: Nest Site and Nesting Tree Sharing with Coexisting Species at Three North African Wetlands","authors":"Wafae Squalli, I. Mansouri, D. Ousaaid, Badr Ben Hichou, Hamid Achiban, F. Fadil, M. Dakki","doi":"10.1155/2022/9922971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9922971","url":null,"abstract":"Investigations of niche splitting in the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) have primarily addressed feeding habitats and foraging features and been limited to conspecific species, counting laughing dove and wood pigeon. The recent degradation of natural and suitable habitats for turtle doves, particularly in North Africa, would push this species to refuge in wetlands with a variety of other bird species. The understanding of potential cohabitation between doves and other species in these less disturbed ecosystems would help in the conservation measures of this declining game. This study, conducted from early March to September between 2015 and 2017, attempted to determine which species cohabit with turtle doves in three Northwest African wetlands in Morocco and how these species select nesting sites and trees. We used detrended corresponding analysis (DCA) to test the relevance of nest site and nesting tree variables in the nest distribution of the breeding species. The obtained results show a wide sharing of nest-niche between turtle doves and 7 breeding species, especially at the intermediate zone and downstream of the rivers. The lack of competition for food resources with neighbouring species may help in this harmonious sharing of both nesting sites and nesting trees. We further suggest guidelines for future research that seek to understand the spatiotemporal dynamics of species coexisting with turtle dove in the same habitats.","PeriodicalId":43584,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ecology & Development","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73475422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-19DOI: 10.22541/au.164263300.09904460/v1
N. Puri, Amit Verma, R. Chhetri, H. Chand, Sandip Rijal
The Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) and Rufous-necked Hornbill (Acerosnepalensis) are listed as vulnerable under the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of threatened species due to the rapid decline of their population in the world. This research focuses on analysing the habitat suitability of these two important birdspecies across Bhutan. A total of 51 presence locations were recorded from the field survey. The models were simulated using three topographic variables and 19 bioclimatic variables. MaxEnt modelling technique was used for delineating the distribution potential habitat suitability map. The habitat suitability analysis for Great hornbill and Rufous-necked hornbill shows that 2% and 3% of Bhutan’s total geographical area were highly suitable, respectively. The approach of this study will be beneficial in identifying suitable areas and aiddecision-makers in management and conservation of these vulnerable bird species.
{"title":"SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELLING OF TWO SYMPATRIC HORNBILLS: THE GREAT HORNBILL AND RUFOUS-NECKED HORNBILL IN BHUTAN","authors":"N. Puri, Amit Verma, R. Chhetri, H. Chand, Sandip Rijal","doi":"10.22541/au.164263300.09904460/v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22541/au.164263300.09904460/v1","url":null,"abstract":"The Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) and Rufous-necked Hornbill\u0000(Acerosnepalensis) are listed as vulnerable under the International\u0000Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of threatened species due to\u0000the rapid decline of their population in the world. This research\u0000focuses on analysing the habitat suitability of these two important\u0000birdspecies across Bhutan. A total of 51 presence locations were\u0000recorded from the field survey. The models were simulated using three\u0000topographic variables and 19 bioclimatic variables. MaxEnt modelling\u0000technique was used for delineating the distribution potential habitat\u0000suitability map. The habitat suitability analysis for Great hornbill and\u0000Rufous-necked hornbill shows that 2% and 3% of Bhutan’s total\u0000geographical area were highly suitable, respectively. The approach of\u0000this study will be beneficial in identifying suitable areas and\u0000aiddecision-makers in management and conservation of these vulnerable\u0000bird species.","PeriodicalId":43584,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ecology & Development","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80167152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.12677/ije.2022.113030
世凯 吴
{"title":"Studies on Submerged Macrophytes and Plankton under Low Light and Eutrophic Stress","authors":"世凯 吴","doi":"10.12677/ije.2022.113030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12677/ije.2022.113030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43584,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ecology & Development","volume":"85 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72482070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.12677/ije.2022.111008
帅达 宋
{"title":"Study on Ecological Impact and Managerial Countermeasures of Wetland Ski Resort","authors":"帅达 宋","doi":"10.12677/ije.2022.111008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12677/ije.2022.111008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43584,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ecology & Development","volume":"912 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85528025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.12677/ije.2022.112020
立中 耿
{"title":"Test on Using Bio-Organic Fertilizer to Control Soil Degradation of Facility Vegetables","authors":"立中 耿","doi":"10.12677/ije.2022.112020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12677/ije.2022.112020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43584,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ecology & Development","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78993352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.12677/ije.2022.114051
旦旦 刘
{"title":"Study on Construction Measures and Benefits of Ecological Clean Small Watershed in Dabie Mountain Area of Western Anhui Province","authors":"旦旦 刘","doi":"10.12677/ije.2022.114051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12677/ije.2022.114051","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43584,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ecology & Development","volume":"272 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87082103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.12677/ije.2022.113040
定红 吕
{"title":"The Positive Effect of Ficus tikoua shrubs on Plant Communities and Soil Microbial Communities in the Waste Land of Lead and Zinc Tailings","authors":"定红 吕","doi":"10.12677/ije.2022.113040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12677/ije.2022.113040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43584,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Ecology & Development","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84778884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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