Pattern and magnitude of deforestation in the south central Rift Valley region of Ethiopia

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-168

  Dessie, Gessesse ^a,b   Kleman, Johan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Change detection; Deforestation; Ethiopia; Pattern of change; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; REMOTE SENSING; RIFT ZONE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ETHIOPIAN RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34250626734     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/mrd.0730     Document Type: Article

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