Investigation of the impact of stone bunds on soil water content - A case study in the northern Ethiopian Highland

cg.contactandreas.klik@boku.ac.aten_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Center for Development Research - BOKU - CDRen_US
cg.contributor.centerAmhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Gondar Agricultural Research Center - ARARI-GARCen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems - WLEen_US
cg.contributor.funderAustrian Development Agency - ADAen_US
cg.contributor.projectReducing land degradation and farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in the highland dry areas of north-western Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idStrohmeier, Stefan: 0000-0003-0723-5964en_US
cg.subject.agrovocsoilen_US
cg.subject.agrovocwateren_US
cg.subject.agrovocconservationen_US
dc.contributorStrohmeier, Stefanen_US
dc.contributorDemelash, Nigusen_US
dc.contributorZiadat, Feras M.en_US
dc.contributorKlik, Andreasen_US
dc.creatorKaltenleithner, Martinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-01T21:27:51Z
dc.date.available2016-02-01T21:27:51Z
dc.description.abstractDuring rainy season (June to September) soil erosion by surface runoff is a major issue and a big challenge for soil conservation scenarios in the northern Ethiopian highland. For reduction of water erosion and thereby decrease of soil loss so called stone bunds were constructed along the contour line by local farmers as a simple soil conservation measure. In this research the impact of stone bunds on infiltration and water storage was investigated during the rainy season 2013. The research was carried out in the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed in the north Ethiopian Amhara. Therefore, an experimental field was selected, where an untreated hillslope was located nearby a treated one with soil conservation structures. Both selected hillslopes had a length of 50 m and the same inclination of about 9%, with a slight decrease of slope steepness in the close range above the stone bunds, caused by sedimentation processes. Soil texture and surface bulk density were measured. Data were similar for both sites. For the monitoring of the soil moisture a Delta-T Profile Probe type PR2 for water content measurements was used. The sensor device gives values of volumetric water content in 6 different depth steps up to 1m. Therefore access tubes (AT), for mounting the profile probe, have been installed in two selected transect lines of 50 m length each. The untreated hillslope was equipped with six AT in 10 m equidistance. The treated field included three stone bunds and was equipped with 18 AT. Near to the stone bunds the AT-density was higher than in between. Measurements were taken on a weekly basis from beginning of July untill end of September 2013. Changes in vegetation cover throughout the investigation period were documented to consider impacts of higher transpiration with higher vegetation cover in the calculations.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/QKO57ROO/v/0bfe5c640626a56a5c3f93248d64a0b4en_US
dc.identifier.citationMartin Kaltenleithner, Stefan Strohmeier, Nigus Demelash, Feras M. Ziadat, Andreas Klik. (30/4/2014). Investigation of the impact of stone bunds on soil water content - A case study in the northern Ethiopian Highland. Vienna, Austria.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/3344
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherEuropean Geosciences Union (EGU)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceEGU General Assembly;en_US
dc.titleInvestigation of the impact of stone bunds on soil water content - A case study in the northern Ethiopian Highlanden_US
dc.typeConference Proceedingsen_US
dcterms.available2014-04-30en_US
dcterms.issued2014-04-30en_US
mel.funder.grant#Austrian Development Agency - ADA :Korr/185-PP/2012en_US
mel.project.openhttp://rainfedsystems.icarda.org/en_US

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