Effect of rangeland rehabilitation on the herbaceous species composition and diversity in Suswa catchment, Narok County, Kenya

Ombega, N. J.; Mureithi, S. M.; Koech, O. K.; Karuma, A. N.; Gachene, C. K. K.

doi:10.1186/s13717-017-0109-1

Ecological Processes

Table 3 Percent herbaceous composition in rehabilitated and degraded areas of Suswa catchment during wet and dry seasons

From: Effect of rangeland rehabilitation on the herbaceous species composition and diversity in Suswa catchment, Narok County, Kenya

		Wet season						Dry season
		Rehabilitated area			Degraded area			Rehabilitated area			Degraded area
Species	Functional group	Upper	Middle	Lower	Upper	Middle	Lower	Upper	Middle	Lower	Upper	Middle	Lower
Aristida adoensis	Perennial grass	1.76	2.82	5.52	1.13	2.11	3.17	1.64	2.7	5.4	0.94	1.88	2.7
Chloris gayana	Perennial grass	0.12	0.24	0.7	NP	0.12	0.23	0.12	0.12	0.7	NP	0.12	0.23
Cymbopogon afronardus	Perennial grass	0.47	NP	NP	0.68	NP	NP	0.47	NP	NP	0.68	NP	NP
Cynodon plectostachyus	Perennial grass	NP	NP	NP	NP	0.12	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	0.12	NP
Digitaria scalarum	Perennial grass	0.59	0.82	1.41	NP	0.7	0.94	0.47	0.7	1.41	NP	0.47	0.82
Ergrostis biflora	Perennial grass	NP	NP	0.35	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	0.35	NP	NP	NP
Eragrostis brownie	Perennial grass	NP	NP	0.23	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	0.23	NP	NP	NP
Eustachyus paspaloides	Perennial grass	NP	0.24	0.35	NP	NP	0.23	NP	0.24	0.35	NP	NP	0.23
Harpachne schimperi	Perennial grass	0.59	1.06	1.41	0.23	0.35	0.82	0.47	0.94	1.29	0.23	0.35	0.7
Hyparrhania disoluta	Perennial grass	0.12	0.7	1.29	0.11	0.35	0.94	0.12	0.7	1.29	0.11	0.35	0.82
Hyparrhania hirta	Perennial grass	0.12	0.59	0.47	0.11	0.23	0.35	0.12	0.47	0.35	0.11	0.23	0.35
Hyparrhania lintonii	Perennial grass	0.7	1.29	2.23	0.34	0.94	1.29	0.59	1.17	2.11	0.34	0.82	1.17
Sporobolus discosporus	Perennial grass	NP	0.7	1.64	NP	0.47	1.41	NP	0.59	1.53	NP	0.35	1.17
Sporobolus fimbriatus	Perennial grass	0.12	0.47	0.23	0.11	0.35	0.23	0.12	0.47	0.23	0.11	0.35	0.23
Themeda triandria	Perennial grass	0.35	0.35	0.59	NP	0.12	0.47	0.35	0.35	0.59	NP	0.12	0.47
Sporobolus fimbriatus	Perennial grass	0.12	0.47	0.23	0.11	0.35	0.23	0.12	0.47	0.23	0.11	0.35	0.23
Aristida keniensis	Annual grass	0.12	NP	0.12	0.23	0.11	0.12	NP	NP	0.12	NP	0.12	0.12
Eragrrostis tenuifolia	Annual grass	0.12	NP	NP	0.35	0.23	0.12	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP
Borreria stricta	Forb	0.12	NP	NP	0.23	0.12	0.12	0.12	NP	NP	0.12	NP	0.12
Euphorbia inequilatera	Forb	0.12	NP	NP	0.23	0.12	NP	0.12	NP	NP	0.12	0.12	NP
Fuerstia Africana	Forb	NP	NP	NP	0.23	0.35	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	0.12	NP
Hypoestes verticillaris	Forb	0.16	NP	NP	0.57	0.12	NP	0.12	NP	NP	0.35	0.12	NP
Pentanisia ouranogyne	Forb	NP	NP	NP	0.45	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	0.23	NP	NP
Polyghala sphenoptera	Forb	NP	NP	NP	0.11	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP
Satureia biflora	Forb	0.12	0.12	NP	0.45	0.59	NP	NP	NP	NP	0.23	0.35	NP
Sirene SPP.	Forb	0.12	NP	NP	0.23	NP	NP	NP	NP	NP	0.23	NP	NP

NP not present

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