Changes of ecosystem service values in response to land use/land cover dynamics in Munessa–Shashemene landscape of the Ethiopian highlands

2016 ◽  
Vol 547 ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengistie Kindu ◽  
Thomas Schneider ◽  
Demel Teketay ◽  
Thomas Knoke
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Ethiopian Highlands ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics

scholarly journals Ecosystem Service Values Changes in Response to Land-Use/Land-Cover Dynamics in Dry Afromontane Forest in Northern Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Negasi Solomon ◽  
Alcade C. Segnon ◽  
Emiru Birhane
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Afromontane Forest ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics ◽  
Dry Afromontane Forest

Despite their importance as sources of ecosystem services supporting the livelihoods of millions of people, forest ecosystems have been changing into other land use systems over the past decades across the world. While forest cover change dynamics have been widely documented in various ecological systems, how these changes affect ecosystem service values has received limited attention. In this study we assessed the impact of land-use/land-cover dynamics on ecosystem service values in dry Afromontane forest in Northern Ethiopia. We estimated ecosystem service values and their changes based on the benefit transfer method using land cover data of the years 1985, 2000, and 2016 with their corresponding locally valid value coefficients and from the Ecosystem service valuation database. The total ecosystem service values of the whole study area were about USD 16.6, 19.0, and 18.1 million in 1985, 2000, and 2016, respectively. The analyses indicated an increase in ecosystem service values from 1985 to 2000 and a decrease in ecosystem service values from 2000 to 2016. Similarly, the contribution of specific ecosystem services increased in the first study period and decreased in the second study period. The findings highlight how forest cover dynamics can be translated into changes in ecosystem service values in dry Afromontane forest ecosystems in Northern Ethiopia and showed how specific ecosystem services contributed to the observed trends. The findings also illustrated the temporal heterogeneity in the impacts of land-use/land-cover dynamics on values of ecosystem services. The findings can serve as crucial inputs for policy and strategy formulations for the sustainable use and management of forest resources and can also guide the allocation of limited resources among competing demands to safeguard the ecosystems that offer the best-valued services.

scholarly journals Implications of land use/land cover dynamics and Prosopis invasion on ecosystem service values in Afar Region, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 675 ◽  
pp. 354-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hailu Shiferaw ◽  
Woldeamlak Bewket ◽  
Tena Alamirew ◽  
Gete Zeleke ◽  
Demel Teketay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Afar Region ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics

scholarly journals Land use land cover dynamics and fragmentation-induced changes in woody plant community structure in a mining landscape, Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 100070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Kumi ◽  
Patrick Addo-Fordjour ◽  
Bernard Fei-Baffoe ◽  
Ebenezer J.D. Belford ◽  
Yaw Ameyaw
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
Woody Plant ◽  
Plant Community Structure ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics ◽  
Induced Changes

scholarly journals Assessment of spatial changes of land use/land cover dynamics, using multi-temporal Landsat data in Dadri Block, Gautam Buddh Nagar, India

2020 ◽  
Vol XIX (1) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
Sushma Shastri ◽  
Prafull Singh ◽  
Pradipika Verma ◽  
Praveen Kumar Rai ◽  
A. P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Landsat Data ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Spatial Changes ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics ◽  
Multi Temporal

Estimating the impacts of land use/land cover changes on Ecosystem Service Values: The case of the Andassa watershed in the Upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 219-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temesgen Gashaw ◽  
Taffa Tulu ◽  
Mekuria Argaw ◽  
Abeyou W. Worqlul ◽  
Terefe Tolessa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Land Cover Changes ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Nile Basin ◽  
Blue Nile ◽  
Blue Nile Basin ◽  
Upper Blue Nile Basin

Understanding Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics in and Surrounding the Ethiopian Church Forests

2022 ◽  
pp. 11-30
Author(s):  
Mengistie Kindu ◽  
Degefie Tibebe ◽  
Demeke Nigussie ◽  
Thomas Schneider ◽  
Martin Döllerer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics ◽  
Ethiopian Church

Land use/land cover dynamics in response to various driving forces in Didessa sub-basin, Ethiopia

GeoJournal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 747-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terefe Tolessa ◽  
Chala Dechassa ◽  
Belay Simane ◽  
Bamlaku Alamerew ◽  
Moges Kidane
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics
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