Human–forest interaction of useful plants in the Wof Ayzurish Forest, North Showa Zone, Ethiopia: cultural significance index, conservation, and threats

Table 5 Jaccard’s similarity index (JS) between the current study and other similar studies conducted in Ethiopia

	Previous study	Current	Common species	Unique plants	JI	%	Reference
Tara-gedam and Amba Remnant Forests	163	55	46	172	0.3	30%	[25]
Sirso Natural Forest	92	55	18	127	0.14	14%	[26]
Buska Mountain range Forest	145	55	28	172	0.16	16%	[22]
Wejig-Mahgo-Waren Massif Forest	52	55	21	86	0.24	25%	[27]
Bale mountain Forest	176	55	16	215	0.07	7%	[28]
Debre Libanos monastery	80	55	20	115	0.17	17%	[29]
CSI in Semi Pastoralist People	98	55	20	133	0.15	15%	[30]
Three selected Church forest	64	55	24	95	0.25	25%	[31]
Zegie Peninsula Forest	67	55	19	103	0.18	18%	[32]
Desa’a Forest	34	55	15	74	0.20	20%	[33]

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