Rangeland condition and feed resources in Metema District, North ...
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Appendix Table 9. Correlation matrixes among variables studied <strong>in</strong> the graz<strong>in</strong>g areas of SLFS<br />
Spc bc lc se sc ag sed wds ccs heg tor wd<br />
Spc 1<br />
Bc 0.631** 1<br />
Lc 0.718** 0.718** 1<br />
Se 0.652** 0.615** 0.728** 1<br />
Sc 0.833** 0.602** 0.807** 0.641** 1<br />
Ag 0.689** 0.0.470** 0.734** 0.617** 0.732** 1<br />
Sed 0.568** 0.784** 0.714** 0.458** 0.699** 0.437** 1<br />
Wds 0.247 0.484 0.516 0.545 0.291 0.052 0.395 1<br />
Ccs 0.143 0.219 –0.019 0.182 0.049 0.125 0.023 –0.624* 1<br />
Heg 0.633* 0.574 0.563 0.718* 0.572 0.401 0.582 0.556 –0.240 1<br />
Tor 0.846** 0.634** 0.811** 0.672** 0.819** 0.685** 0.663** 0.307 0.336 0.591 1<br />
wd 0.162 –0.114 –0.147 –0.054 0.038 0.124 –0.168 –0.835** 0.828** –0.271 0.117 1<br />
**= correlation is significant at 0.01 levels,*= correlation is significant at 0.05 levels.<br />
Fs: farm<strong>in</strong>g system; Spc: species composition; Bc: basal cover; Lc: litter cover; Se: soil erosion; Sc: soil compaction; Ag: age distribution; Sed: seedl<strong>in</strong>g count; Wds:<br />
woody density score; Ccs: canopy cover score; Heg: hedg<strong>in</strong>g effect; Tor: total range <strong>condition</strong> score; Wd: woody density; Cc: canopy cover.<br />
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