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Table 2 Desertification wide area map classification criteria (After Dregne 1986).

From: Post-Wildland Fire Desertification: Can Rehabilitation Treatments Make a Difference?

Map classification

Area in desertification categories (%)

Slight

>50 slight

<20 severe

<10 very severe

Moderate

<50 slight

<30 severe and very severe

Severe

>30 severe category

0 to 30 very severe

Very severe

>30 very severe