Social and Institutional Status of Area Exclosure in North Wollo and Waghemira Zones, Northeastern Ethiopia

Table 1

Characteristics of the study area [18].

Attributes	Highland	Mid-altitude	Lowland
Altitude (m.a.sl.)	2129 to 3600	1340 to 2200	500 to 1300
Rainfall (mm)	500 to 1000	350 to 700	250 to 750
Temperature (°C)	24.5	16 to 27	23 to 43
Soil	Eutric Cambisols (51%)	Umbric Leptosols (52%)	Eutric Leptosols (29%)
Agroecology	Dega (52.7%)	Woyena Dega (65%)	Dry Kolla (55%)
Topography	Chain of mountains, hills, ad cliffs
Vegetation	Bushy woodlands and forest only at churches