Ecological Processes

Table 1 Experimental design of the study and plant biomass samples per block (site) in Chagni ranch, Northwest Ethiopia

From: Effects of grazing intensity to water source on grassland condition, yield and nutritional content of selected grass species in Northwest Ethiopia

Response variables	Distance from water point		Sites/block
Response variables	Transect	Distance	A	B	C	D	Total
Herbaceous (n = 160)	TD1	150–330 m	10	10	10	10	40
	TD2	350–530 m	10	10	10	10	40
	TD3	550–730 m	10	10	10	10	40
	TD4	750–930 m	10	10	10	10	40
	Total		40	40	40	40	160
Trees (n = 80)	TD1	150–330 m	5	5	5	5	20
	TD2	350–530 m	5	5	5	5	20
	TD3	550–730 m	5	5	5	5	20
	TD4	750–930 m	5	5	5	5	20
	Total		20	20	20	20	80
Bush (n = 112)	TD1	150–330 m	7	7	7	7	28
	TD2	350–530 m	7	7	7	7	28
	TD3	550–730 m	7	7	7	7	28
	TD4	750–930 m	7	7	7	7	28
	Total		28	28	28	28	112
Shrubs (n = 128)	TD1	150–330 m	8	8	8	8	32
	TD2	350–530 m	8	8	8	8	32
	TD3	550–730 m	8	8	8	8	32
	TD4	750–930 m	8	8	8	8	32
	Total		32	32	32	32	128
Chemical analysis	TD1	150–330 m	4	4	4	4	16
	TD2	350–530 m	4	4	4	4	16
	TD3	550–730 m	4	4	4	4	16
	TD4	750–930 m	4	4	4	4	16
	Total		16	16	16	16	64

TD1 transect distance 1, TD2 transect distance 2, TD3 transect distance 3, TD4 transect distance 4

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