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Modelling the dynamics of landscape transformations and population growth in the highlands of Ethiopia using remote-sensing data

Menale WondieForestry Research Directorate, Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Werner SchneiderDepartment of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaView further author information
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Klaus KatzensteinerDepartment of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaView further author information
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Reinfried MansbergerDepartment of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaView further author information
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Demel TeketayDepartment of Crop Science and Production, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN), Gaborone, BotswanaView further author information
Pages 5647-5667 | Received 14 Jul 2015, Accepted 28 Sep 2016, Published online: 31 Oct 2016

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