Over the past five decades, gullying has been widespread and has become more severe in the Ethiopian highlands. Only in very few cases, rehabilitation of gullies has been successful in Ethiopia due to the high costs. The objective of this paper is to introduce cost effective measures to arrest gu...
Tebebu, Tigist Y.
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Zegeye, Assefa D.
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Langendoen, E.J.
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Ayele, Getaneh K.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Ayana, Essayas K.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Arresting gully formation in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Arresting gully formation in the Ethiopian highlands
Restrictive soil layers commonly known as hardpans restrict water and airflow in the soil profile and impede plant root growth below the plough depth. Preventing hardpans to form or ameliorate existing hardpans will allow plants root more deeply, increase water infiltration and reduce runoff, all...
Tebebu, Tigist Y.
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Baver, C.
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Stoof, C.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Visualizing clogging up of soil pores in tropical degraded soils and their impact on green water productivity]
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Visualizing clogging up of soil pores in tropical degraded soils and their impact on green water productivity
Intense rainfall/runoff events produce large proportion of suspended sediment concentrations and sediment load responses. With an aim to mitigate land degradation problems in Ethiopia, soil and water conservation projects are being massively implemented. The effect of these conservation measures ...
Dagnew, D.C.
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Guzmán, Christian D.
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Tebebu, Tigist Y.
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Zegeye, Assefa D.
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Akal, Adugnaw T.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Ayana, Essayas K.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Contributions of peak sediment events to annual loads and the effects of best management practices on peak loads in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands: the Debre Mawi watershed [Abstract only]]
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Contributions of peak sediment events to annual loads and the effects of best management practices on peak loads in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands: the Debre Mawi watershed [Abstract only]
Gully formation and upland erosion were studied in the Debre-Mewi Watershed in the Gilgil Abay Basin south of Lake Tana. Gully erosion rates were found to be equivalent to over 500 tonnes/ha/year for the 2008 rainy season when averaged over the contributing watershed. Upland erosion rates were tw...
Zegeye, Assefa D.
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Tebebu, Tigist Y.
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Abiy, A. Z.
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Dahlke, H. E.
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White, E.D.
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Collick, A.S.
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Kidnau, S.
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Dadgari, F.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Assessment of hydrological and landscape controls on gully formation and upland erosion near Lake Tana]
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Assessment of hydrological and landscape controls on gully formation and upland erosion near Lake Tana
Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Chanie, Dessalegn
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Admassu, Seifu
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Akal, Adugnaw T.
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Guzmán, Christian D.
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Zegeye, Assefa D.
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Tebebu, Tigist Y.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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Ayana, Essayas K.
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[Sustaining the benefits of soil and water conservation in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Sustaining the benefits of soil and water conservation in the highlands of Ethiopia
Zeyege, A.D.
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Guzmán, Christian D.
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Chanie, Dessalegn
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Ayana, Essayas K.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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Tebebu, Tigist Y.
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[Sustaining landscapes: The impact of large-scale government-led soil and water conservation on runoff and soil loss in the Debre Mawi watershed]
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Sustaining landscapes: The impact of large-scale government-led soil and water conservation on runoff and soil loss in the Debre Mawi watershed
Using measured runoff and sediment monitoring, the effectiveness of large scale soil and water conservation (SWC) implementations are analyzed from a five year (2010-2014) study, in the 95 ha Debre Mawi watershed and four nested sub-watersheds. Under the large scale government led SWC program, te...
Dagnew, D.
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Guzmán, Christian D.
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Zegeye, Assefa D.
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Tebebu, Tigist Y.
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Akal, A.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Ayana, Essayas K.
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Tilahun, S.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Effectiveness and sustainability of large scale soil and water conservation interventions in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands: evidence from Debre Mawi watershed [Abstract only]]
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Effectiveness and sustainability of large scale soil and water conservation interventions in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands: evidence from Debre Mawi watershed [Abstract only]