Research Article

Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Soil Quality Indicators: The Case of Geshy Subcatchment, Gojeb River Catchment, Ethiopia

Table 1

Description of land use types identified in the Geshy Subcatchment, Ethiopia.

No.LULC classesDescriptions

1Cultivation landArable and fallow land that grows annual, perennial crops and permanent fruit trees on the small or commercial level
2Natural forest landNatural vegetation area composed of undisturbed and disturbed, either or mixed of evergreen, deciduous, semideciduous with the area exceeds 0.5 ha, height ≥2 m, and Canopy cover ≥20%
3Grazing landLand with shrubs/bushes canopy cover ≥10% of bush, shrubs, and trees ≥10%. Grassland areas with/without scattered trees (<10 trees/ha), mainly short grasses used for grazing