Ethiopia is land of geographical contrasts with elevations that range from 125 m below sea
level in the Danakil Depression to 4533 m above sea level in the Semien Mountains, a world …

Wild edible plants (WEPs) are important food sources globally due to their accessibility and
affordability. In Ethiopia, where diverse cultural groups consume WEPs, this systematic …

Understanding the changing plant ecosystems that existed in East Africa over the past
millennia is crucial for identifying links between habitats and past human adaptation and …

Abstract Aim The Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot (EABH) offers an ideal location
to investigate the evolutionary mechanisms producing a high level of endemic biodiversity …

The Ethiopian highlands are the most extensive complex of mountainous habitats in Africa.
The presence of the Great Rift Valley (GRV) and the striking elevational ecological gradients …

The Ethiopian highlands represent a remarkable biodiversity 'hot spot'with a very high
number of endemic species, even among vertebrates. Ethiopian representatives of a …

Abstract African Grass Rats of the genus Arvicanthis Lesson, 1842, are one of the most
important groups of rodents in sub‐Saharan Africa. They are abundant in a variety of open …

We describe two new species of white-toothed shrews from south-western and central
Ethiopia, based on recent collections and an application of morphological and genetic …

Root-rats of the genus Tachyoryctes (Spalacidae) are subterranean herbivores occupying
open humid habitats in the highlands of Eastern Africa. There is strong disagreement about …

A major obstacle in prioritizing species or habitats for conservation is the degree of
unrecognized diversity hidden within complexes of morphologically similar,“cryptic” species …