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Zenodo
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17898503 |
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- <p><em><span lang="IT">In response to the prevailing low soil fertility and associated problems </span><span lang="IT">in highlands Ethiopia, </span><span lang="IT">conversions of natural forests and land use into cultivated land and management system <span>have a varied impact on soil carbon stock and plant nutrient availability. </span>The study was conducted to compare soil chemical and physical properties in two adjacent watersheds (with land management and without as a control) under three land use (bushland, cultivated land, and grazing land) and landscape positions (higher-slope, middle slope, and lower slope). <span>Results showed that estimated mean carbon stocks indicators were higher under</span></span><span lang="IT">treated watershed (Kecha)</span><span lang="IT">as compared to the </span><span lang="IT">untreated watershed (Laguna)</span><span lang="IT">.<span> In the </span></span><span lang="IT">Kecha watershed</span><span lang="IT">, the mean soil stock grazing land was (</span><span lang="IT">0.224±0.017 Ton ha<sup>-1</sup>)<span>, which is significantly highest than grazing land (</span>0.143±0.06 Ton ha<sup>-1</sup>) </span><span lang="IT">Laguna watershed in middle slope.</span><span lang="IT"> However, no statistical variation (</span><span lang="IT">0.125±0.02 Ton ha<sup>-1</sup> and 0.125±0.01 Ton ha<sup>-1</sup>) <span>was observed between the mean soils carbon stocks of </span>cultivated land and bushland respectively<span>. Therefore, our results suggest that a treated watershed could be considered as having the capacity to store soil carbon and enhance soil fertility and climate resilience.</span></span></em></p>