Retraction: Ecological Processes (2021) 10:47 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-021-00322-4

The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article as it contains material that substantially overlaps with the following article (Mensah et al. 2016).

Mengistu Teshome Wondimu does not agree to this retraction. Zebene Asfaw Nigussie and Muktar Mohammed Yusuf have not responded to any correspondence from the editor/publisher about this retraction.