Ecological Processes

Table 1 The land use and land cover type classification and area coverage of the study area

From: Rural households’ livelihood vulnerability to climate variability and extremes: a livelihood zone-based approach in the Northeastern Highlands of Ethiopia

Land use and land cover types	Area (km²)	Coverage (%)
Forest	1230.89	7.1
Woodland	1909.59	11.0
Shrub/bush	2030.96	11.7
Crop/agricultural land	7603.91	43.8
Grassland	2141.58	12.3
Barren land	2315.13	13.3
Wetland	0.13	0.0
Water body	39.44	0.2
Afro alpine	15.57	0.1
Settlements	78.53	0.5

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