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Ecological Processes

Table 4 Runoff and soil loss in grazing land (GL) and cultivated land (CL) over the three study years

From: The influence of grazing and cultivation on runoff, soil erosion, and soil nutrient export in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Year

Runoff (mm), mean ± SD

Soil loss (t ha–1, mean ± SD)

GL

CL

GL

CL

2007

234.8 ± 9.3b

218.8 ± 7.1b

31.8 ± 2.1a

42.8 ± 2.1a

2008

325.1 ± 5.4a

305.7 ± 3.3a

33.5 ± 0.6a

49.6 ± 3.5a

2009

282.0 ± 7.3b

251.7 ± 5.3b

33.7 ± 2.6a

44.3 ± 2.5a

p value

0.015

0.050

0.550

0.300

  1. Columns with different letters are significantly different at 0.05 level, GL grazing land, CL cultivated land, SD standard deviation
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