Detecting Trends in Landuse and Landcover Change of Nech Sar National Park, Ethiopia

Environmental Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 137-147

  Fetene, Aramde ^a,b   Hilker, Thomas ^c   Yeshitela, Kumelachew ^a   Prasse, Ruediger ^d   Cohen, Warren ^e   Yang, Zhiqiang ^e  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b DEBRE MARKOS UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Landcover; Landsat; NDVI; Nech Sar; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

LAND COVER; LANDSAT; NDVI; NECH SAR; TERRESTRIAL;

VEGETATION;

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANNUAL VARIATION; LAND COVER; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT; NDVI; SATELLITE DATA; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVATED LAND; DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; ETHIOPIA; FOREST; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; MALVACEAE; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SHRUB; VEGETATION; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RECREATIONAL PARK; TRENDS;

ETHIOPIA; NECHISAR NATIONAL PARK;

ABUTILON ANGLOSOMALIAE; ACACIA MELLIFERA; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA; MALVACEAE;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ETHIOPIA; FORESTS; GRASSLAND; PARKS, RECREATIONAL;

EID: 84952976199     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-015-0603-0     Document Type: Article

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