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Study area.
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Site suitability for 5 indigenous species: Juniperus_ pro = Juniperus procera; Olea_eur = Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata; Hagenia_aby = Hagenia abyssinica; Afrocarpus_ fal = Afrocarpus falcatus; Vachellia_aby = Vachellia abyssinica.
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Early survival of 5 indigenous species seedlings.
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Seedling survival rate of the 5 tree species.
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Indigenous tree seedlings damage.
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Wilted and defoliated seedlings.
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Mean growth in height of the 5 indigenous tree seedlings.
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Mean Root Collar Diameter (RCD) of 5 indigenous species.
Tables
Code Name of variable and description Unit Bio 1 Annual mean temperature (CV) °C Bio 2 Mean diurnal range precipitation of wettest quarter °C Bio 3 Isothermality (Bio2/Bio7)(× 100) % Bio 4 Temperature seasonality (Sd × 100) °C Bio 5 Max. temperature of warmest month °C Bio 6 Min. temperature of coldest month °C Bio 7 Temperature annual range °C Bio 8 Mean temperature of wettest quarter °C Bio 9 Mean temperature of driest quarter °C Bio 10 Mean temperature of warmest quarter °C Bio 11 Mean temperature of coldest quarter °C Bio 12 Annual precipitation mm Bio 13 Precipitation of wettest month mm Bio 14 Precipitation of driest month mm Bio 15 Precipitation seasonality (CV) % Bio 16 Precipitation of wettest quarter mm Bio 17 Precipitation of driest quarter mm Bio 18 Precipitation of warmest quarter mm Bio 19 Precipitation of coldest quarter mm Elevation Elevation m Slope Slope % - Table 2.
Average survival percentage (%) of each species and all the species in the monitoring period.
No Species Average survival/days after planting Total standard deviation of survival 45 90 135 180 225 1 Juniperus procera 100.00 100.00 97.00 95.00 94.00 2.775 2 Olea europaea 100.00 98.00 98.00 97.00 94.00 2.191 3 Afrocarpus falcatus 100.00 100.00 97.43 98.00 89.00 3.813 4 Vachillea abyssinica 100.00 100.00 98.00 96.00 82.00 7.563 5 Hagenia abyssinica 98.00 97.00 97.00 96.00 93.00 1.924 99.60 99.00 97.47 96.40 90.40 3.911 Species Wilted, defoliated, and browsed 
Vachillea abyssinica Wilted and defoliated 0.43 ± 0.050 Browsed 0.07 ± 0.026 Hagenia abyssinica Wilted and defoliated 0.1400 ± 0.03487 Browsed 0.0100 ± 0.01000 Juniperus procera Wilted and defoliated 0.2400 ± 0.04292 Browsed 0.0200 ± 0.01407 Olea europaea Wilted and defoliated 0.0400 ± 0.01969 Browsed 0.4500 ± 0.05000 Afrocarpus falcatus Wilted and defoliated 0.3100 ± 0.04648 Browsed 0.0200 ± 0.01407 Species Mean height growth in cm after planting (days) 0 45 90 135 180 225 V. abyssinica 42.2 ± 1.5 44 ± 1.5 44.2 ± 1.6 45.9 ± 1.5 45.9 ± 1.6 45.37 ± 1.6 H. abyssinica 21.4 ± 0.7 23.4 ± 0.7 25.1 ± 0.8 26.3 ± 0.9 27.6 ± 0.9 28.5 ± 1.0 J. procera 13.2 ± 0.3 14.4 ± 0.3 15.1 ± 0.3 16.0 ± 0.3 17.1 ± 0.4 18.9 ± 0.5 O. europaea 30.9 ± 1.0 29.8 ± 1.0 30.6 ± 1.1 31.3 ± 1.0 31.6 ± 1.1 31.9 ± 1.2 A. falcatus 15.4 ± 0.4 17.4 ± 0.5 18.1 ± 0.5 18.7 ± 0.5 19.2 ± 0.6 18.6 ± 0.8 Species Time after planting (days) 0 45 90 135 180 225 V. abyssinica 0.28 ± 0.01 0.35 ± 0.01 0.39 ± 0.10 0.46 ±0.01 0.65 ± 0.22 0.65 ± 0.02 H. abyssinica 0.3 ± 0.10 0.43 ± 0.01 0.53 ± 0.02 0.70 ± 0.02 0.77 ± 0.02 0.84 ± 0.03 J. procera 0.11 ± 0.03 0.13 ± 0.01 0.16 ± 0.01 0.25 ± 0.01 0.25 ± 0.01 0.43 ± 0.16 O. europaea 0.16 ± 0.01 0.21 ± 0.01 0.30 ± 0.01 0.4 ±0.01 0.41 ± 0.01 0.45 ±0.02 A. falcatus 0.13 ± 0.01 0.17 ± 0.01 0.26 ± 0.01 0.30 ± 0.01 0.37 ± 0.01 0.46 ± 0.05
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