2015). Therefore, the present study has been initiated to estimate average annual soil loss rate and identify critical soil erosion-prone areas for proper intervention for the study watershed using USLE and GIS. Regosols having permafrost within 200 cm of the surface, Other Regosols which are calcareous at least between 20 and 50 cm from the surface, Other Regosols having a base saturation (by NH4OAc) of less than 50 percent, at least in some part of the soil between 20 and 50 cm from the surface. Copyright 2006-2023 Scientific Research Publishing Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate the slides or the slide controller buttons at the end to navigate through each slide. (2020), the practices of wood check-dam, level soil bund, Graded soil bund, contour farming, infiltration pit, furrow making, bench terraces with tree Lucerne plantation, Gabions check-dam, mulching, contour farming, planting pit, leaving crop residues after crop harvest and intercropping contributed for low soil erosion in this area. 58,740ha (47.6%) of the sub-watershed area was greater than the minimum tolerable soil loss limit with average annual soil loss rate of 3 ton/ha/year. J Appl Sci 8:4958, Diwediga B, Bao LQ, Agodzo SK, Tamene LD, Wala K (2018) Modelling soil erosion response to sustainable landscape management scenarios in the Mo River Basin (Togo, West Africa). Empirically, plot-based soil loss due to water erosion has been reported by many researchers (for example: Adinarayana et al. 0 0 0 222 222 0 0 0 556 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DC, USA. 2008) and about 80% of the worlds agricultural land suffers from moderate to severe erosion (Ritchie et al. The second group of soils, eutric cambisols and ferric and orthic luvisols, are found in the Simien plateau of the Western Highlands. PubMedGoogle Scholar. There are also fault-induced depressions, such as the Danakil Depression and Lac Assal, lying as much as 160 m below sea level. << 13). Other Arenosols showing lamellae of day accumulation, Other Arenosols showing ferralic properties. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 This implies that there was spatial variability of soil loss in sub-watersheds (Table10). This study has been conducted at Dijo watersheds in the Rift valley Basins of Ethiopia to estimate soil erosion rate and identify erosion hotspot areas for proper planning using Geographic Information System and Universal Soil Loss Equation adapted to Ethiopian condition. /MissingWidth 278 The current finding on erosion was evaluated based on the past 10years land use land cover scenario; therefore, soil erosion might be reduced if the current land use land cover scenario considered. Z.Geomorph.Suppl.Bb., 49: 3750, FAO (1984) Ethiopian highland reclamation study (EHRS). Tigray livelihood papers no. Whereas, the rest one sub-watershed B falls under Moderate classes (510 ton/ha/year). Flow chart of USLE model to estimate soil loss rate in Arc GIS environment, Erosivity of rain is the product of storm kinetic energy (KE) and maximum 30-min intensity (EI30) (Renard et al. In addition, the gelada monkey is under threat. using RUSEL models. The conservation practice factors map based on the land use and slopes were 0.1 to 1 as shown in the (Fig. endobj Part of Springer Nature. The demerit of this model is the requirement of large amount of data. SOLONETZ (S)Other soils having a natric B horizon. Copyright 2023 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. %PDF-1.4 length, soil type, soil conservations techniques, cover management and rainfall
( 2013) classified the land mass of Ethiopia into 60 soil types with an area coverage ranging from 1.4 to 208,882 km 2. Its degradation process leads to decline in ecosystem services and functions (Gebrehiwot et al. PHAEOZEMS (H)Other soils having a mollic A horizon. This region is extremely active tectonically, experiencing many earthquakes and intermittently active volcanoes. (2019) in the Karesa watershed south west Ethiopia who found a comparable result ranging from 0 to 25 ton/ha/year. household uses due to increasing population ultimately lead to severe soil
Finally, the integration of USLE and GIS is an effective tool in mapping the spatial distribution of soil erosion from the entire watershed. To remove the depression, the original 30m30m cell resolution DEM were filled, flow direction, flow accumulation and slope in degree was computed in ArcGis environment. implementations of sustainable soil conservation and management system in the
An old folklore superstitions from the Semien mountains regarding certain trees called Genwarar was documented in Nathaniel Pearce's early 19th century journal. /Flags 32 The Average annual rainfall and average R_factors were estimated for the entire watershed. The mean annual soil losses of Dijo watershed range from 0 in the flat slope to 38.09 ton/ha/year from steep slope areas with the annual average soil loss rate of 2.2 ton/ha/year. Gleysols having permafrost within 200 cm of the surface, Other Gleysols having plinthite within 125 cm of the surface, Other Gleysols having a mollic A horizon or a eutric histic H horizon, Other Gleysols having an umbric A horizon or a dystric histic H horizon, Other Gleysols having one or more of the following: a calcic horizon or a gypsic horizon within 125 cm of the surface, or are calcareous at least between 20 and 50 cm from the surface, Other Gleysols having a base saturation (by NH4OAc) of less than 50 per-cent, at least in some part of the soil between 20 and 50 cm from the surface. /Subtype /TrueType (5.3%) of Ethiopia's 3.7 million hectares . In Colombia, sandy yellow-brown azonal soils on slopes and in gorges are the base of the large coffee plantations. 0000000836 00000 n
Podzoluvisols showing hydromorphic properties within 50 cm of the surface, Other Podzoluvisols having a base saturation of less than 50 percent (by NH4OAc) in at least a part of the B horizon within 125 cm of the surface. 556 556 556 556 333 500 278 556 500 722 500 500 500 0 0 0 We would like to extend our appreciation to silte zone farm and Natural Resource department for their willingness in providing the required watershed information and finally our appreciation also goes to South Agricultural Research Institute for financial support. The soil loss range of Dijo watershed is from 0 to 38.09 ton/ha/year. slopes are often steep, and lithosols (shallow soils consisting of imperfectly weathered rock fragments) abound, accounting for another 10 percent of the continents surface. Lithosols are azonal soils with an incomplete solum and/or without clearly expressed morphological features. Mean annual rainfall varies from less than 100mm close to the coast to around 200mm further inland. Physical models are models which are based on solving fundamental physical equations describing stream flow and sediment and associated nutrient generations in a specific catchment (Merritt et al. Regosols and Lithosols. The use of models depends on the availability or adequacy of input data. Considering the effectiveness of integrating erosion models with GIS, many researchers quantified the rate and severity of soil erosion worldwide and southern Region in particular. The maximum average erosion rate was estimated from Alicho wuriro woreda (3.6 ton/ha/year) and the minimum (1 ton/ha/year) from Sankura woreda (Table8). Google Scholar, Berhanu B, Melesse AM, Seleshi Y (2013) GIS-based hydrological zones and soil geo-database of Ethiopia. %PDF-1.7
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The lowest erosion rate from Molic Andosols. Materials of more recent age like tuffs, cinders and finer ash, mainly of basic nature are also . The current study employed an alternative method using the combination of land use and slope to estimate P_values as proposed by Wischmeier and Smith (1978). The soils of Ethiopia can be classified into five principal types. There are very few permanent watercourses. /MaxWidth 2000 J Environ Manag 83(4):448459, Assefa TT, Jha MK, Tilahun SA, Yetbarek E, Adem AA, Wale A (2015) Identificationof erosionhotspotareausingGISand MCE techniquefor kogawatershedin the UpperBlueNileBasin,Ethiopia. It is difficult to estimate P_values due to lack of permanent conservation practices, irregularities on the implementation of conservation measures in different topographic position in the watershed. Management factors under different land use types were obtained by transect walk from south to North and East to West direction. The prevailing soil types are described and soil erosion data are reported and analyzed. Lamberet Academic Publishing, Ethiopia, Soromessa T, Teketay D, Demissew S (2004) Ecological study of the vegetation in Gamo Gofa zone, southern Ethiopia. Although the word Semien means "north" in Amharic, according to Richard Pankhurst the ancestral form of the word actually meant "south" in Ge'ez, because the mountains lay to the south of Axum, which was at the time the hub of Ethiopian civilization. Soil erosion is a serious problem in Ethiopia. Soil degradation in the
This study has been conducted at Dijo watersheds in the Rift valley Basins of Ethiopia to estimate soil erosion rate and identify erosion hotspot areas for proper planning using Geographic Information System and Universal Soil Loss Equation adapted to Ethiopian condition. LundStudies in Geography, Ser. Somali AcaciaCommiphora bushlands and thickets, "Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands", https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T30402A95306943.en, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethiopian_xeric_grasslands_and_shrublands&oldid=1074975412, This page was last edited on 3 March 2022, at 06:03. Updates? Whereas, the rest 14 sub-watersheds have average soil loss rate of 1.5 ton/ha/year which is below watershed mean values (Table9). 0000017099 00000 n
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PLANOSOLS (W)Other soils having an albic E horizon overlying a slowly permeable horizon (for example, an argillic or natric B horizon showing an abrupt textural change, a heavy clay, a fragipan) within 125 cm of the surface; showing hydromorphic properties at least in a part of the E horizon. (2019), who reported that the LS factor for karessa watershed Dawuro zone, south west Ethiopia ranges from 0 in flat areas to 154.6 steeper and longer slope area of the watershed. LS were calculated by unit stream power Erosion and Deposition methods which use both flow accumulation and watershed slope (Pelton et al. endobj Ras Dejen (4,533m), Bwahit (4,430m) and Silki (4,420m) were formed from the outer core of this ancient volcano. <> This paper tries to put together soil acidity concept, causes, extent and management practices. The SDR physically means the ratio of the sediment routed to the outlet over the watershed, both overland and channel. and map erosion vulnerable areas using RUSLE model. Soil acidity is the problem of agricultural activities in Ethiopian highlands (cultivated lands). From the result, 58.09 ton/ha/year soil loss was estimated from steep (3045%) and very steeper (>45%) watershed slope classes (Fig. Reserv Res Manag 16:293305. Acrisols having plinthite within 125 cm of the surface, Other Acrisols showing hydromorphic properties within 50 cm of the surface, Other Acrisols having an umbric A horizon or a high organic matter content in the B horizon, or both. 15). Similarly, Hurni et al. /ItalicAngle 0 The mountains consist of plateaus separated by valleys and rising to pinnacles. Lithosols, Cambisols, Nitosols, Vertisols, Xerosols, Solonchaks, Fluvisols and Luvisols cover more than 80% of the country . This study tried to quantify and map soil erosion in Dijo watershed. School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. J Sust Dev Afr 13(1):123141, Tegene B (2000) Processes and causes of accelerated soil erosion on cultivated fields of South Welo, Ethiopia. Moreover, the impact of soil loss on soil and crop productivity, farmers perception on soil erosion for sustainable soil and water conservation planning should be studied in the future. Remote Sensing (RS) and Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) techniques to quantify
The extreme escarpment in Simien appears to be a precondition for the formation of the extended uplift of the whole mountain massif 75 million years ago. Phaeozems, having an argillic B horizon, showing hydromorphic properties within 50 cm of the surface, Other Phaeozems having an argillic B horizon, Other Phaeozems being calcareous at least between 20 and 50 cm from the surface. However, relief plays a significant role in moderating temperature, so higher elevations experience weather typical of temperate zones. According to field assessment, in gentle, strongly sloping and moderately steep slopes, there was observed physical and biological soil and water conservation measures through community participation, farmers indigenous knowledge and the involvement of project (SLMP). Whereas, sub-watershed B has moderate soil erosion. FERRALSOLS (F)Other soils having an oxic B horizon. RENDZINAS (E)Other soils having a mollic A horizon which contains or immediately overlies calcareous material with a calcium carbonate equivalent of more than 40 percent (when the A horizon contains a high amount of finely divided calcium carbonate the colour requirements of the mollic A horizon may be waived). Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Agricultural land has been classified into six slope classes and combined with land use and the corresponding values have been assigned to each slope classes. M.Sc. /CreationDate (D:20171206093231+02'00') YG has involved by providing valuable comments and suggestions on research methodology, data analysis and interpretation. 278 0 0 556 0 0 0 0 0 0 556 0 0 0 0 0 Digital elevation map of the study watershed. Major soil types and Soil Erodibility (K_factor) map of the study area. Therefore, the soil erosion could be reduced if the current land use land cover scenario is considered. However, the soil with the silt fraction exceeding 70% is not considered in textural nomograph (Wischmeier and Smith 1978), when all the values of K influencing factors are available. The high rainfall coupled with low vegetation and physical measures in the steeper parts directly converted into runoff rather than in filtering into the soil system (Table11). xZr}W#P%!}erH&-;0..+_ C\p0c&g4fi" Gf3{y~"X?P|/sI4$i7"~}tfo
rv7WFs+sgoWjY_Tg%YpL`].w57{v=K}/ND*/~^F0Ex'e*$>zJPJp9y,j\jQl:{%`}FhF.qO. 2023 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. NITOSOLS (N)Other soils having an argillic B horizon with a clay distribution where the percentage of clay does not decrease from its maximum amount by as much as 20 percent within 150 cm of the surface; lacking plinthite within 125 cm of the surface; lacking vertic and ferric properties. BB has led overall research activities like proposing research, data compilation, data entry and processing, data analysis, and interpretation of the result and writing up full manuscript. Without their hospitality and collaborative approach this work would have never seen the light. Land Degrad Dev 12:519539, Lu D, Li G, Valladares GS, Batistella M (2004) Mapping soil erosion risk in Rondonia, Brazilian Amazonia: using RUSLE, remote sensing and GIS. Soil erosion could accurately be estimated if and only if the extent and distribution of gullies should be measured. 21, Worabe, Ethiopia, You can also search for this author in 5). Other soils which, after the upper 20 cm are mixed, have 30 percent or more clay in all horizons to at least 50 cm from the surface; at some period in most years have cracks at least 1 cm wide at a depth of 50 cm, unless irrigated, and have one or more of the following characteristics: gilgai microrelief, intersecting slickensides or wedge-shaped or parallelepiped structural aggregates at some depth between 25 and 100 cm from the surface. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. . Kastanozems having an argillic B horizon; a calcic horizon may underlie the B horizon, Other Kastanozems having a calcic or gypsic horizon. The only purely endemic mammal is a gerbil, Gerbillus acticola. 8). Mean minimum temperatures range from 21 to 24C, and mean maximum temperature is around 30C. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8026-1_1, Shipping restrictions may apply, check to see if you are impacted, Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout. 0 0 0 556 556 500 556 556 278 556 556 222 222 500 222 833 The driest of all regions is the Denakil Plain, which receives less than 20 inches (500 mm) and sometimes none at all. U.S.Departmentof AgricultureHandbookNo. A brief description of the natural vegetation is provided as well. trailer They are par-ticularly common in mountain regions. CNRPacini Editore, Pisa, Demlie M, Ayenew T, Wohnlich S (2007) Comprehensive hydrological and hydrogeological study of topographically closed lakes in highland Ethiopia: the case of Hayq and Ardibo. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T30402A95306943. They are highly weathered with a subsurface accumulation of clay and are characterized by low nutrient retention, surface crusting, and erosion hazards. /MissingWidth 278 The high soil erosion risk in the study area is associated with the topography, particularly slope steepness at Northern parts of the watersheds. Trop Ecol 45:209221, Stocking MA (1996) Soil erosion. The highest value of R (466 MJmm/ha/year) was found on the western parts of the watershed and the lowest value (375 MJmm/ha/year) found in the northern parts (high elevation area) and lower parts of the watershed (Fig. 2012). where cell size represents the resolution of the grid (30m) and 22.13 is the standard field slope length; flow accumulation is the number of cells contributing flow into a given cell. xref Hawassa, Ethiopia, Wischmeier W, Smith D (1965) Predictingrainfall erosionlossesfrom CroplandEastof theRockyMountains:guidefor selectionof practicesfor soiland waterconservation. 278 278 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 278 278 0 0 Tehinan Woreda. slope with Lithosols, Eutric Nitosols, Orthic Luvisols, croplands, bare lands
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(2019) in (Table5). LITHOSOLS (I) Other soils which are limited in depth by continuous coherent and hard rock within 10 cm of the surface. /StemV 78 Challenge, revival, and decline (16th19th century), The rise and reign of Haile Selassie I (191674), Internal conflicts and the fall of the monarchy, Dissent, protests, and increasing oppression, Challenges, ethnic tensions, and the Tigrayan conflict, 2021 elections, Tigrayan rebel advance, and expansion of fighting, Match the Country with Its Hemisphere Quiz, Which Country Is Larger By Population? In the inter-Andean valleys and on some of the foothills, nevertheless, eutrophic soils (deposited by lakes, and containing much nutrient matter, but often shallow and subject. Podzols having a thin iron pan in or over the spodic B horizon, Other Podzols showing hydromorphic properties within 50 cm of the surface, Other Podzols having a B horizon in which a subhorizon contains dispersed organic matter and lacks sufficient free iron to turn redder on ignition, Other Podzols in which the ratio of percentage of free iron to percentage of carbon is 6 or more in all subhorizons of the B horizon, Other Podzols lacking or having only a thin (2 cm or less) and discontinuous albic E horizon; lacking a subhorizon within the B horizon which is visibly more enriched with carbon. /Ascent 905 0000025719 00000 n
Of the 25 World Reference Base/FAO soil orders, 17 exist in Ethiopia. 10). The coldest temperatures generally occur in December or January (bega) and the hottest in March, April, or May (belg). PubMedGoogle Scholar. In the two South Hemisphere ecoregions, soils on older substrata of uplands are generally highly leached lithosols in South Africa and by laterites and the process of podzolization in southern Australia; they have been exposed to weathering since the Paleozoic or even the Precambrian. In: Braimoh AK, Vlek PLG (eds)Landuseand soilresources. Basement rocks are composed mainly of Tertiary lava flows, although there are also Quaternary basinal deposits at the northern end and pre-Cretaceous basinal deposits on the northern coast of Somaliland. Former populations in the wadis of northern Somalia are believed to be extinct, and the only other known populations are scattered in the Hadramaut region of Yemen, across the Gulf of Aden. C. General, Mathematical and Regional Geography, No. GLEYSOLS (G)Other soils showing hydromorphic properties within 50 cm of the surface; having no diagnostic horizons other than (unless buried by 50 cm or more new material) an A horizon, an H horizon, a cambic B horizon, a calcic or a gypsic horizon. It is also one of the biggest threats in Ethiopian highland which threatens agricultural productivity. Simien Mountains National Park, home to several endangered species, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978. According to the Fig. Because of moisture deficiency and coarse texture, they lack potential for rain-fed agriculture. volume7,pages 273291 (2021)Cite this article. 4} *\left( {{\text{Sin slope}}/0.0 8 9 6} \right)^{ 1. It shows wide . In: Edwards S, Demissie A, Bekele T, Haase G (eds) Forest genetic resources conservation: principles, strategies and actions. The rainfall is uni-modal type with one long rainy season. /XHeight 519 "Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands". They occur in the southwest and total 6% of Ethiopia. Aside from this, the trees produces a milky substance, which is used for ink, for the purpose of writing charms, to be worn on any part of the body as a cure for those possessed by evil spirits, and to prevent their entering those who are not previously tormented with them. The milk of the genwarar was also used in the treatment of lingering sickness. There are very few permanent watercourses. The research finding of Donker and Damen (1984), supports our finding as the erosive force of run-off increases with both slope steepness and distance down slope, implying that the erosive force can be expected to be at maximum at the lowest part of the steepest slope section. National Conservation Strategy Secretariat, Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tamene L, Vlek PL (2008) Soil erosion studies in northern Ethiopia. Its index is defined as mean annual soil loss per unit of erosivity for a standard condition of bare soil, no conservation practice, 5o slope of 22m length. Despite their ruggedness and altitude, the mountains are dotted with villages linked by tracks. 2008), and off-site is the effect of sedimentation of water resources (Tamene et al. C factor for the study watershed ranges from 0.04 to 0.17. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in 722 778 667 0 722 667 611 722 667 944 667 667 611 0 0 0 Webbia 19:651681, Wright C, Adamseged Y (1986) An assessment of the causes, severity, extent and probable consequences of degradation on the Ethiopian highlands. Even on the cool plateaus, where good volcanic soils are found in abundance, crude means of cultivation have exposed the soils to heavy seasonal rain, causing extensive gully and sheet erosion. form of soil erosion is a serious and continuous environmental problem in Jabi
After analyzing all model parameters, areas in steeper slope with Lithosols, Eutric Nitosols, Orthic Luvisols, croplands, bare lands and river banks have been identified as the most erosion vulnerable areas. 7 Sedimentation must be slow.Otherwise, the time will be too short to form sufficient pyrite for /AvgWidth 441 Bagegnehu Bekele. 0000002547 00000 n
The Genwarar trees are seldom above eight feet in height, and from a distance could give the appearance or shape of a human being. Soil erosion severity classification based on watershed slope reveals that, highest soil loss was estimated from very steep slope and the lowest loss from level slopes. pp 2762. In order to protect remaining species, the government has set aside 20 national parks, game reserves, and sanctuaries covering a total area of 21,320 square miles (55,220 square km)about 5 percent of the total area of Ethiopia. We all have agreed to submit our final manuscript for Modeling Earth Systems and Environment Research journal and approved the submission. 2018. Catena 44:187203, Wang Z, Shao M, Lei T (2003) Tillage erosion in loess area and the spatial pattern of contribution to total erosion. Ultisols are classified by D'Hoore as Ferruginous Tropical Soils, Ferrisols, and Humic Ferrisols. Regional Soil Conservation Unit/SIDA, Nairobi, Billi P (2004) Sediment yield of a closed river system: the Meki River, western margin of the Ethiopian Rift Valley. Leuven, Relief Society of Tigray, Africa Museum and Tigray Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nyssen J, Frankl A, Haile M, Hurni H, Descheemaeker K, Crummey D, Ritler A, Portner B, Nievergelt B, Moeyersons J, Munro N, Deckers J, Billi P, Poesen J (2014) Environmental conditions and human drivers for changes to north Ethiopian mountain landscapes over 145years. Humic Andosols are the dominant soil type which is mainly found at an altitude of 3,000 m. The other types of soils are shallow Andosols, Lithosols, and Haplic Phaeozems that are mainly common in the area between 2,500 and 3,500 m. The Simien Mountains are highly eroded as a result of human land use practices and as a result of the topography . The USLE model does no account Gully erosion in the watershed. There are three seasons in Ethiopia. Quantitatively, an estimated annual soil loss in Jabi Tehinan Woreda ranges
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