No.

LULC class

Description

1

Forestland

Vegetative communities comprised principally of trees. This class represents plantation forests of different governmental and private organizations, woodlots around home garden and natural forest patches on the slopes of Abaro Mountain chain.

2

Woodland

Land covered by small trees, shrubs and bushes where there can be grasses and open area in between. This cover type dominates the ridges of Abaro Mountain and peripheral regions of the remaining patches of forest in the sub-watershed. Due to the similar nature of reflectance from agro-forestry components of the area like sugarcane, Catha edulis, Ensete ventricosum and other fruit trees/shrubs, this class may encompass these agro-forestry plant components. This land cover class is mainly used as a means of entry into the intact patches of the natural forest and for grazing and browsing by domesticated animals and wildlife.

3

Grassland

This is a landscape largely dominated by grasses and other occasional herbaceous plant communities separated by intervening bare space. Very small proportion of trees and shrubs may exist in this category. This land cover class is predominantly used for grazing purposes.

4

Cropland

Land allotted to cultivation of annual food crops. This land cover is dominant in the northwestern part of the study area and is predominantly a rain-fed type of production system.

5

Bare-land

This class is represented by large rock outcroppings, active and abandoned quarries, eroded surfaces or silt depositions that are largely devoid of above ground vegetation.