Table 1 Description of the land cover classes identified in the Gumara watershed, Ethiopia
Land use/cover type | Description |
|---|---|
Wetland | Areas that are water logging and swampy during the rainy season and dry during the dry season, perennial marshy areas and riparian vegetation |
Shrub land | Areas covered with shrubs, bushes and small trees, with little useful wood, mixed with some grasses |
Cultivated and settlement land | Areas used for crop cultivation both annuals and perennials and the scattered rural settlement that are closely associated with the cultivated fields |
Forest land | Areas covered by trees both natural and planted |
Grassland | Grassy areas used for communal grazing, as well as a bare land that has very little or no grass cover (exposed rocks) but with the same tone on the air photos |