Rangeland condition and feed resources in Metema District, North ...

Appendix Table 6. Correlation matrixes among variables studied in the road side grazing areas of CLFS
fs spc bc lc se sc ag sed wds ccs heg tor wd cc
Fs 1
Spc 0.707** 1
Bc 0.497* 0.226 1
Lc 0.406* 0.288 0.040 1
Se –0.073 –0.058 –0.057 0.321 1
Sc 0.080 0.108 –0.240 0.021 0.014 1
Ag 0.132 0.138 –0.070 0.507** 0.128 0.197 1
Sed 0.330 0.060 0.426* 0.137 –0.070 –0.154 –0.248 1
Wds 0.460 0.246 0.127 –0.038 0.060 0.185 –0.183 0.395 1
Ccs –0.220 –0.196 0.488 0.025 0.017 0.334 –0.201 0.141 –0.003 1
Heg 0.482 0.306 –0.083 –0.073 0.119 0.030 –0.200 0.198 0.792* –0.275 1
Tor 0.462* 0.523** 0.222 0.418* 0.167 0.271 0.434* 0.235 0.380 0.457 0.199 1
wd 0.142 0.036 0.156 0.150 0.453 –0.295 0.149 0.240 0.392 –0.446 0.374 0.138 1
Cc –0.071 –0.331 0.472 0.445 0.331 0.111 0.061 0.753* –0.002 0.298 –0.310 0.469 –.203 1
**= correlation is significant at 0.01 levels,*= correlation is significant at 0.05 levels.
Fs: farming system; Spc: species composition; Bc: basal cover; Lc: litter cover; Se: soil erosion; Sc: soil compaction; Ag: age distribution; Sed: seedling count; Wds:
woody density score; Ccs: canopy cover score; Heg: hedging effect; Tor: total range condition score; Wd: woody density; Cc: canopy cover.
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