Table 3.

Modifications introduced to Land Function Analysis (LFA) classes in the MARAS protocol²¹ in relation to the original LFA³⁰ manual.

Class	Basal and Canopy cover %		Plant litter cover%		Cryptogam cover%
	LFA	MARAS	LFA	MARAS	LFA	MARAS
0					0	0
1	<=1	<5	<10	<1	<=1	<1
2	1–10	5–10	10–25	1–10	1–10	1–5
3	10–20	10–20	25–50	10–25	10–50	5–10
4	>20	20–30	50–75	25–50	>50	>10
5		30–40	75–100	>50
6		40–50
7		>50