Effects of Land Use/Land Cover Change on Some Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Ameleke micro-Watershed, Gedeo and Borena Zones, South Ethiopia

This study investigates effect of land use and land cover change (LUCC) on some soil physical and chemical properties at Ameleke micro-watershed, South Ethiopia. Satellite images of 1986, 2000 and 2006 were used to analyze LUCCs of the watershed. For the purpose of soil sampling, the watershed was divided in to three altitudinal belts, from each of which two sample sites were taken. From each sample site, composite soil samples were collected...