Hydrologic response to cattle grazing in the Ethiopian highlands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-41

  Mwendera, E J ^a   Saleem, M A Mohamed ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Cattle grazing; Hydrologic response; Infiltration; Runoff; Soil loss; Trampling

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION; RUNOFF; SOIL LOSS; TRAMPLING;

ETHIOPIA, DEBRE ZEIT;

EID: 0030616494     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(96)01127-9     Document Type: Article

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