Characterization of Rangeland Watershed of the Semi-arid Rangelands, Southeast Ethiopia

Subject Areas : Arid Land Management

Mahammed Abdullahi ¹ , Abdulnaser Yonus ²

1 - Madda Walabu University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, School of Animal and Rangeland Science
2 - Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia

Received: 2020-09-06 Accepted : 2021-04-26 Published : 2022-01-01

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