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Forest Ecosystems

Table 3 Trends in annual rainfall and number of rainy days for the rift valley floor and escarpments/highlands

From: Effects of long-term deforestation and remnant forests on rainfall and temperature in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Stations

Change in annual rainfall (mm/decade)

P

Change in number of rainy days (days/decade)

P

Rift valley floor (5 stations)

37.9

0.0014*

4.1

0.0029*

Escarpments/highlands (11 stations)

−29.8

0.000*

−1.6

0.031*

Central Rift Valley (valley floor + escarpments/highlands) (16 stations)

−12.5

0.035*

−0.19

0.72

  1. *Significant at P < 0.05(95% confidence interval)
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