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Investigation of the Impact of Stone Bunds on Erosion and Deposition Processes Combining Conventional and Tracer Methodology in the Gumara Maksegnit Watershed, Northern Highlands of Ethiopia

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Title Investigation of the Impact of Stone Bunds on Erosion and Deposition Processes Combining Conventional and Tracer Methodology in the Gumara Maksegnit Watershed, Northern Highlands of Ethiopia
 
Creator Obereder, Eva Maria
 
Contributor Klik, Andreas
Wakolbinger, Stefanie
Guzman, Gema
Strohmeier, Stefan
Demelash, Nigus
Gomez, Jose Alfonso
 
Subject stone bunds
magnetite
hematite
 
Description Ethiopia is one of the most populous countries in Africa, with over 85% of the total
population dependent on agriculture. Massive deforestation in the past and missing soil and
water conservation (SWC) measures cause severe soil erosion problems in the northern
highlands of Ethiopia. Different SWC methods are supposed to prevent ongoing land
degradation. A common technique used is the construction of stone bunds. Though the expected
effect is a reduction of surface runoff and soil loss, their behaviour and effectiveness is not
always clear, and their performance seems to be strongly dependant on their age.
 
Date 2016-05-23
2017-02-22T23:36:02Z
2017-02-22T23:36:02Z
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/agroenviron/2016/Abstracts/44/
https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/FzCzSmAT
Eva Maria Obereder, Andreas Klik, Stefanie Wakolbinger, Gema Guzman, Stefan Strohmeier, Nigus Demelash, Jose Alfonso Gomez. (23/5/2016). Investigation of the Impact of Stone Bunds on Erosion and Deposition Processes Combining Conventional and Tracer Methodology in the Gumara Maksegnit Watershed, Northern Highlands of Ethiopia. Lafayette, United States.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5884
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Purdue University