MULTI-LEVEL LAND COVER CHANGE ANALYSIS IN THE FOREST-SAVANNAH TRANSITION ZONE OF THE KINTAMPO MUNICIPALITY, GHANA

Received 27/02/2017 Accepted 23/05/2017 Published 31/05/2017 Article history Change detection Multi-level analysis Land cover Forest-Savannah Ghana

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