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Table 5 Rangeland vegetation change classes and its definition in the study area

From: Dynamics of forage and land cover changes in Teltele district of Borana rangelands, southern Ethiopia: using geospatial and field survey data

No

Class

Definition

1

Grassland

Land cover dominated by grass and herbs

2

Agricultural land

Land area covered with crop fields with rural settlements

3

Forestland

Land covered with higher indigenous plants

4

Shrubland

Bush or shrub-dominated land with small range of grass

5

Bare land

Area neither covered by vegetation nor crops

6

Wetland

Areas seasonally or permanently waterlogged