Woody Species Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Gosh-Beret Dry Evergreen Forest Patch, South Gondar Zone, Northeast Ethiopia

Owing to its variable topographic features, Ethiopia is endowed with rich biological resources. However, nowadays, these vital resources, mainly forests, are declining alarmingly, largely, due agricultural expansion and energy consumption. This study was conducted at Gosh-Beret forest the objective of investigating status species. Fifty-one main plots, spaced a 100 m interval, were laid on north-south oriented transects. Within five subplots, each corner center, set collect data for juveniles. In plot, individuals woody species identified recorded. Percent cover abundance per plot genuinely estimated, which later converted into modified Braun–Blanquet scale. For mature species, diameters breast height (DBH ≥ 2 cm) measured. Hierarchical cluster analysis performed identify community types. The Shannon–Wiener diversity index Sorensen’s similarity coefficient used compare composition among communities, respectively. structure regeneration analyzed using structural parameters size-class ratios, A total 52 distributed in 35 families Fabaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Asteraceae most dominant 4 each. overall 2.6, types generated from analysis. forest, frequency density decrease increasing classes. Likewise, class decreases as DBH classes increase. basal area 19.81 m2ha−1, fair having small IVI values few/no seedlings. Therefore, immediate conservation measures required save