SN | Anthropogenic activity | Primary causes of anthropogenic activity | Indicator | Extent of anthropogenic activity | |||
absent (0) | low (1) | moderate (2) | severe (3) | ||||
1 | Woody extraction | Pole for house construction and firewood | stump < 15 cm | None | 1 - 20 | 21 - 50 | >50 |
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| Timber | stump > 15 cm | None | 1 - 10 | 11 - 25 | >25 |
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| Cultivation | farm/cleared area | None | occasional | frequent | heavily |
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| Mining | cleared area that excavated | None | occasional | frequent | heavily |
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| Charcoal | charcoal kiln | None | 1 - 2 | 3 - 6 | >6 |
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| stumps close to charcoal kiln | None | 1 - 20 | 21 - 50 | >50 |
2 | Woody thinning and pruning | Beekeeping | beehive/ pruned woody species/traces | None | occasional | frequent | heavily |
3 | Livestock grazing | Pasture/water | livestock faeces | None | occasional | frequent | heavily |
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| browsing traces | None | occasional | frequent | heavily |
4 | Fires | Hunting/ Beekeeping/ Cultivation | burnt stumps | None | occasional | frequent | heavily |
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| ashes | None | occasional | frequent | heavily | |
5 | SN; 1, 2, 3 and 4 | Human activities | foot paths | None | occasional | frequent | heavily |