Land classification systems
e Land Use Capability classes (LUC) — The classes 1-8 largely indicate steepness from class | (flat) to class 8 (extremely steep). e Gisbome District Council erosion categories — the categories indicate the severity of erosion from category 1 (nil to slight erosion), category 2 (moderate to severe erosion), to category 3 (extreme erosion). e A "standard" hill country farm on the East Cape is most likely to be on class 7, category 2 land.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 4, 1 November 1990, Page 38
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75Land classification systems Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 4, 1 November 1990, Page 38
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