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

Ecological Processes

Table 2 Effects of grazing intensity on range condition scores from water source point in Chagni ranch, Northwest Ethiopia

Parameters	Effect of grazing intensity on range condition scores
Parameters	TD1	TD2	TD3	TD4	SE	DF	F value	P value
GC	5.92^b	6.13^b	6.80^a	6.78^a	0.17	3	7.01	0.00
BC	5.48^c	6.12^b	6.38^ab	6.78^a	0.17	3	10.54	0.00
LC	3.20^b	3.95^a	4.03^a	4.28^a	0.17	3	7.74	0.00
AD	3.10^b	3.48^b	4.05^a	4.02^a	0.13	3	11.81	0.00
NS	2.38	2.38	2.60	2.40	0.14	3	0.595	0.619
SE	3.28^d	3.78^c	4.32^b	4.68^a	0.10	3	34.89	0.00
SC	2.80^c	3.18^b	3.30^b	3.80^a	0.10	3	17.44	0.00
Total	26.16^c	29.02^b	31.47^a	32.74^a	0.47	3	38.65	0.00

^a,b,c,dMeans with different superscripts for each parameter within the same row were significantly different (P < 0.05)
TD1 transect distance 1, TD2 transect distance 2, TD3 transect distance 3, TD4 transect distance 4, GC grass composition, BC basal cover, LC litter cover, AD age distribution, NS number of seedlings, SE soil erosion, and SC soil compaction