Land use/land cover analysis and ecosystem services valuation in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 111-123

  Tolessa, Terefe ^a,b   Senbeta, Feyera ^a   Abebe, Tariku ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b AMBO UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

biome; coefficient of sensitivity; deforestation; ecosystem function; ecosystem services; land cover analysis; Land use; landscape change; livelihood

Indexed keywords

BIOME; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; LIVELIHOOD; VALUATION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84983560224     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2016.1221780     Document Type: Article

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