Table 1 Identified major LULC classes in the Zoa watershed of the southwest regional state
Series no. | LULC classes name | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 | Farmland | The agricultural land of households including the strewn rural communities intimately allied to them. Because it was tough to differentiate strewn rural settlements as a distinct LULC class in areas with strewn cultivated areas, they were classified as single (Sisay et al. 2021) |
2 | Grassland | The watershed covered by grass temporarily is frequently cast off and fed for animal grazing (Belay and Mengistu 2019; Aneseyee et al. 2020; Gitima et al. 2022) |
3 | Forest | The watershed is covered with dense trees including both plantation and natural trees, with an area that exceeds 0.5 ha (Sisay et al. 2021) |
4 | Shrubland | Sparsely spread scrubland trees and grasses interspersed with bushes cover the area (Degife et al. 2019; Aneseyee et al. 2020) |
5 | Bareland | Areas with limited trees and a rocky landscape along the floodplains of local river valleys, on steep hillsides, and moderate slopes (Ogato et al. 2021) |