Random and systematic land-cover transitions in north-eastern Wollega, Ethiopia

Bois et Forets des Tropiques

Volumn , Issue 332, 2017, Pages 3-15

  Adugna, Alemayehu ^a   Abegaz, Assefa ^b   Legass, Asmamaw ^b   Antille, Diogenes L ^c  

^a WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cropland abandonment; Deforestation; Ethiopia; Forest re growth; Soil security; Sustainable intensification

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025803131     PISSN: 0006579X     EISSN: 17775760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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