Land use/land cover changes and their environmental implications in the Gelana sub-watershed of Northern highlands of Ethiopia

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Birhan Asmame Miheretu
Assefa Abegaz Yimer
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[1] Wollo University,Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
[2] Addis Ababa University,Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
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Land use; Land management; Soil erosion; Northern highlands of Ethiopia;
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10.1186/s40068-017-0084-7
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