Impacts of tsetse control and land-use on vegetative structure and tree species composition in south-western Ethiopia

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 731-747

  Reid, Robin S ^a   Wilson, Cathleen J ^a   Kruska, Russell L ^a   Mulatu, Woudyalew ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Land use land cover change; Livestock; Pest management; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; GLOSSINA (PROPER); RIPARIA;

AGRICULTURAL COLONISATION; CULTIVATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; PEST CONTROL; TSETSE CONTROL; VEGETATION CHANGE; VEGETATION COVER; WOODLAND;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0030619298     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404919     Document Type: Article

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