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Table 17 Major treating factors of the vegetation in the area

From: Ethnobotanical investigation of medicinal plants in Buska Mountain range, Hamar district, Southwestern Ethiopia

Major treats

K1

K2

K3

K4

K5

K6

K7

K8

K9

K10

Total

Rank

Abandoned fire

3

4

6

3

5

4

2

2

5

1

35

4th

Free grazing

6

5

4

1

6

3

4

3

6

3

41

3rd

Fuel wood extraction

2

3

2

5

7

5

1

6

1

2

34

5th

Debarking/ringing

7

6

5

7

2

7

6

7

6

7

60

1st

Agricultural expansion

5

7

7

6

1

6

7

4

7

4

54

2nd

Construction

4

1

3

2

4

1

3

5

3

5

31

6th

Charcoal production

1

2

1

4

3

2

5

1

2

6

27

7th