Table 5 Comparison of species similarity between Sesa mariam Monastry forest and other different Ethiopian Afromontane forests as calculated by Sorensen’s similarity index

Sesa Mariam

2090–2241

10°14′–10°14′

37°39′–37°40′

–

–

–

–

Gedo

1300–3060

09°01′–09°02′

37°16′–37°25′

61

59

38

55.71

[38]

Tara Gedam

2142–2484

12°06′–12°07′

37°46′–37°47′

57

63

42

52.05

[20]

Abebaye

1921–2072

12°06′–12°07′

37°46′–37°47′

50

70

28

50.51

[20]

Gura Lopho

2154–2364

09°56′–09°57′

36°58′–37°01′

47

73

51

43.12

[27]

Zegie Peninsula

1770–1975

11°40′–11°43′

37°19′–37°21′

50

70

63

42.92

[39]

Adey Amba

2090–2603

12°31′–12°33′

37°39′–37°41′

34

86

16

40.00

[40]

Sese

1476–1780

08°28′–08°29′

35°45′–35°50′

43

77

64

37.89

[41]

Mana-Angetu

1533–2431

06°10′–06°31′

39°30′–39°45′

43

77

106

31.97

[32]

Gurra-Ferda

1650–2055

06°45′–07°08′

35°00′–35°15′

29

91

37

31.18

[31]

Denkoro

2300–3400

10°35′–11°15′

38°30′–39°07′

27

93

38

29.19

[30]