Criteria | Suitability classes | Sources | ||
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Highly suitable | Moderately suitable | Not suitable | ||
Water depth | 1.5–2 m | 2–3 m | >3 m | Tracy (1996) |
Elevation of lakeshore | 1634–1900 m | 1900.1–2000 m | >2000 m | Eltringham (2003), cited in UNEP-WCMC (2010); field survey |
Slope of lakeshore | 2° | 2–7° | >7° | Holmes (1996), cited in Dietz et al. (2000); Field survey |
Settlement and livestock disturbance of lakeshore | 5.5 km = less or no disturbance | 3 km = Moderately disturbed | 0.5 km = Highly disturbed | Wengström (2009) |
Grazing land proximity to the lake | 2–5 km | 5–10 km | >10 | Tracy (1996) |
Land use land cover of lakeshore | Short grass (Echinochloa species/hippo grass)+wetlands | Â | Dense forests, bush lands, cultivated and settlements | (Mackie 1976; Lock 1972 cited in Kanga et al. 2011; Pienaar et al. 1966; IUCN 1993; Eltringham 1999) |