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Table 7 Land use and cover change matrix of the Gelda catchment (1995–2004)

From: Land use/cover dynamics and its drivers in Gelda catchment, Lake Tana watershed, Ethiopia

Change from LULC 2004 (ha)

LUT

Shrubs

Forest cover

Farmland and settlement

Grassland

Bare ground

Total

Change from LULC 1995 (ha)

 Shrubs

1012.92

354.97

922.61

493.65

14.24

2798.39

 Forest cover

30.06

474.39

404.8

17.43

34.85

961.53

 Farmland and settlement

1097.79

351.86

10634.7

4125.97

44.9

16255.19

 Grassland

749.39

42.93

1834.12

3086.21

154.39

5867.04

 Bare ground

23.76

7.65

68.49

208.8

72.18

380.88

Total

13882.86

2915.28

286.11

7933.32

1247.4

Total

  1. N.B. Entries on the cell of the matrix along the diagonal in italic indicated no change was observed in LULC classes, i.e., no loss or no gain