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 classes
Descriptions
1
Cultivation land
Arable and fallow land that grows annual, perennial crops and permanent fruit trees on the small or commercial level
2
Natural forest land
Natural 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%
3
Grazing land
Land 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