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Table 8 Effects of livestock droppings on soil seed bank patterns

From: Prosopis juliflora invasion and environmental factors on density of soil seed bank in Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia

Livestock

H′

R

E′

Cattle

0.94 ± 0.00a

4.0 ± 0.0a

0.68 ± 0.0b

Shoats

1.07 ± 0.03b

3.2 ± 0.2b

0.94 ± 0.06a

  1. Notice: Shoats are sheep and goats, H′ is the Shannon-Wiener index, R is species richness, E′ is the Shannon evenness; the same letters indicate insignificant variations at P < 0.05