Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands
The impacts of grazing on biophysical and hydrological properties of grazing lands were investigated on two sites represting 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes at the Livestock research Institute (ILRI) Debre Zeit research station, 50 km South of Addis Ababa. Grazing pressure differently influence g...
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1997
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| author | Mwendera, E.J. Mohamed-Saleem, M.A. |
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| description | The impacts of grazing on biophysical and hydrological properties of grazing lands were investigated on two sites represting 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes at the Livestock research Institute (ILRI) Debre Zeit research station, 50 km South of Addis Ababa. Grazing pressure differently influence ground vegetative cover, increased surface runoff and soil loss, and reduced water infiltrability of the soil between the two land slopes. Grazing management strategies need to be `slope-specific' and more research is needed to quantify biophysical changes in order to asses cumulative long term effects of grazing and trampling on vegetation, soil, and hydrology of grazing lands and complement efforts that seek to cohesively and compatibly manage land resources to sustainably serve multiple needs of communities. |
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| spelling | CGSpace502252016-05-30T17:53:03Z Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands Mwendera, E.J. Mohamed-Saleem, M.A. highlands grazing livestock soil hydrology biophysics The impacts of grazing on biophysical and hydrological properties of grazing lands were investigated on two sites represting 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes at the Livestock research Institute (ILRI) Debre Zeit research station, 50 km South of Addis Ababa. Grazing pressure differently influence ground vegetative cover, increased surface runoff and soil loss, and reduced water infiltrability of the soil between the two land slopes. Grazing management strategies need to be `slope-specific' and more research is needed to quantify biophysical changes in order to asses cumulative long term effects of grazing and trampling on vegetation, soil, and hydrology of grazing lands and complement efforts that seek to cohesively and compatibly manage land resources to sustainably serve multiple needs of communities. 1997 2014-10-31T06:08:57Z 2014-10-31T06:08:57Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50225 en Limited Access International Grassland Society |
| spellingShingle | highlands grazing livestock soil hydrology biophysics Mwendera, E.J. Mohamed-Saleem, M.A. Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands |
| title | Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands |
| title_full | Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands |
| title_fullStr | Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands |
| title_short | Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands |
| title_sort | biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the east african highlands |
| topic | highlands grazing livestock soil hydrology biophysics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50225 |
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