Effects of coffee management on Bee Floral Diversity, Honey Yield and Quality: The Case of Gera District, Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia

This study was conducted to assess the effect of forest management for coffee cultivation on bee flora diversity, honey yield and quality as forest crop products in Gera district.Forest coffee (FC) and Semi-forest coffee (SFC) plots were selected for bee flora assessment.Total of 34 plots (FC = 17, SFC = 17) with plot size 20 m x 20 m (400 m2) were

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Testing Vegetation Flammability: The Problem of Extremely Low Ignition Frequency and Overall Flammability Score

In the recent Baby Bottles decades changes in fire regimes led to higher vulnerability of fire prone ecosystems, with vegetation being the only component influencing fire regime which can be managed in order to reduce probability of extreme fire events.For these management practices to be effective reliable information on the vegetation flammabilit

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