Vol. 2 No. 1 (2019): The Effect of Smallholder Farmers’ Managed Wetlands on Plants’ Diversity and Soil Properties in Gedeo Zone, Gedeb wereda, Southern Ethiopia.

Abstract
This study was conducted in southern Ethiopia to assess the impact of smallholder farmers’
managed wetlands on plants diversity and soil properties. Vegetation data were collected from 60
plots having (1m x1m) quadrats laid on five transects lines along the altitudinal gradient. Vegetation
data were analyzed using, descriptive statistics, Sorenson’s similarity, and Shannon-Wiener
diversity index and R. 2.14 software.