Woody vegetation dynamics in the rangelands of lower Omo region, southwestern Ethiopia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-102

  Belay, T A ^a,b   Totland, Ø ^a   Moe, S R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Animal mobility; Arid and semiarid rangeland; Bush encroachment; Image classification; Non equilibrium; Rainfall variability

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARID REGION; GRAZING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND COVER; LAND DEGRADATION; LIVESTOCK; MOBILITY; PASTORALISM; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ETHIOPIA; OMO BASIN; OMO RIVER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84868632751     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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