This study was aimed at understanding the effect of the use of the forest to tree diversity and land cover in Mt. Otzi Forest Reserve and the surrounding areas in Metu Sub-county. Data on vegetation were collected using ...

Forests play important roles in conserving biodiversity because they provide habitats to almost half of the terrestrial plant and animal species. However, forests are disappearing due to land cover conversions, and this ...

Globally, large mammals are increasingly faced with anthropogenic disturbances threatening the sustainability of the ecosystem services derived from them. Changes in land use cover are also a major function of anthropogenic ...