Trends of Land Cover Change and Conservation Challenges of Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi, Oustalet 1882) in Hallaydeghe Asebot Proposed National Park, Southeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Definition of land cover category across its definition.

LU/LC types	Working definition/description
Forest	Landscape dominated by land spanning at least 0.5 ha covered by trees, dense woodlands, and dense bamboo, attaining a height of at least 2 m and a canopy cover of at least 20% or trees with the potential to reach these thresholds which could be natural/manmade [35]
Bushland/shrubland	Areas covered by densely growing woody vegetation of shrubby habit, generally more than 0.5 m and less than 7 m in height at maturity and without a definite crown [35]
Woodland/savannah woodland	An area consists of trees that is branched, Acacia-Commiphora, deciduous and ranges from 8 to 20 m in height, crowns may touch grasses, and herbs are present [36]
Openland/grass	Land covered by grasses and other herbs, either without woody plants [37]
Settlement	Permanent residential areas (mainly urban built-ups), refugee camps, and rural villages which are clearly visible and identified on satellite image and having extent of at least one hectare in the study area [38]