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Table 2 Coefficient of regression for annual rainfall and seasonal rainfall (predictors) and rangeland WRSI values (dependent variable) for the period 1984–2015 in Mieso, Jigjiga, and Shinile districts of eastern Ethiopia

From: Rangeland water requirement satisfaction index under rainfall variability and predicting future rainfall scenarios: implication for availability of feed resources

Study areas

Annual rainfall and rangeland WRSI

Short rainy season rainfall and rangeland WRSI

Long rainy season rainfall and rangeland WRSI

Mieso

0.35*

0.36*

0.09 ns

Jigjiga

0.80**

0.61**

0.69**

Shinile

0.87**

0.69**

0.76**

  1. WRSI water requirement satisfaction index, ns non-significant at P > 0.05
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001