Research Article

Analysis of the Current and Future Prediction of Land Use/Land Cover Change Using Remote Sensing and the CA-Markov Model in Majang Forest Biosphere Reserves of Gambella, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 2

Description of the LULC classification system.

LULCDescription

ForestlandLand covered with trees reaching 5 m in height, 0.5 ha in area, and a canopy cover of >10%.
FarmlandAreas covered with annual and perennial crops
SettlementThese areas both in urban and small rural residential places including trees in individual garden and big and small size roads
GrasslandAreas dominantly covered with grasses and shrubs
WaterbodyWaterbody: area which holds water (lakes), rivers, and marshy land

Source: [45].