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Table 1 Classification of land cover types in Mainland Tanzania

From: Carbon stocks for different land cover types in Mainland Tanzania

Land cover sub-class

Primary class

Forest: Plantation

Forest

Forest: Mangrove

Forest

Forest: Humid montane

Forest

Forest: Lowland

Forest

Woodland: Closed (> 40%)

Forest

Woodland: Open (10–40%)

Forest

Cultivated land (Wooded crops): Mixed tree cropping

Forest

Cultivated land (Wooded crops): Wooded crops

Forest

Woodland (Wooded crops): Scattered cropland (Unspecified density)

Forest

Bushland: Thicket

Forest

Bushland: Thicket with emergent trees

Forest

Bushland: Dense

Non forest

Bushland: Emergent trees

Non forest

Bushland: Open

Non forest

Bushland: Scattered cultivation

Non forest

Cultivated land: Agro-forestry system

Non forest

Cultivated land: Grain crops

Non forest

Cultivated land: Herbaceous crops

Non forest

Grassland: Bushed

Non forest

Grassland: Open

Non forest

Grassland: Scattered cropland

Non forest

Grassland: Wooded

Non forest

N/A

Non forest

Open land: Bare soil

Non forest

Open land: Rock outcrops

Non forest

Open land: Salt crusts

Non forest

Other areas

Non forest

Water: Inland water

Wetland

Water: Swamp

Wetland