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Table 9 Distribution of seeds types in animal droppings

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

Animals

Scientific name

Number of animals

SD abundance/0.5 kg

SSD density/kg

%

Cattle

B. pilosa

 

2

4

2.4

P. juliflora

50

66

132

78.6

B. leersioides

 

9

18

10.7

A. thunbergii

 

1

2

1.2

Shoats

I. indica

150

2

4

2.4

P. juliflora

 

3

6

3.6

O. urticifolium

 

1

2

1.2

Total

  

84

168

100.0