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Table 5 Land use/cover change matrix from 1985 to 2005

From: Patterns, causes and consequences of land use/cover dynamics in the Gumara watershed of lake Tana basin, Northwestern Ethiopia

Change from/to

Land use/cover classes for 2005 (ha)

Change in 2005

1985

 

Class

Area

WL

SH

CUL/SET

FOR

GR

Total

ha

 %

WL

16.11

38.88

198.54

13.32

0

266.85

−115.92

−30.28

SH

0

455.46

478.8

82.53

47.52

1066.41

−4112.37

−79.40

CUL/SET

364.5

4154.94

132,502.86

2245.58

1575.03

141,963.57

+7974.91

+5.20

FO

0.5

408.38

1142.64

1281.15

35.28

2832.12

−1800.9

−38.87

GR

0

369.81

484.11

84.22

298.8

938.07

−1054.8

−52.92

Total

382.77

5178.78

134,943.66

4633.02

1992.87

147,206.58

  
  1. WL wetland SH shrub land CUL/SET cultivated and settlement land FOR forestland GR grassland