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Table 8 Land use and cover change detection matrix of the Gelda catchment (2004-2014)

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

Change to LULC 2014 (ha)
LUT	Bare ground	Shrubs	Grassland	Forest cover	Farmland and settlement	Total
Change from LULC 2004 (ha)
Bare ground	32.85	102.42	117.18	0.63	33.03	286.11
Shrubs	17.73	1342.89	527.31	102.6	924.75	2915.28
Grassland	372.78	3377.97	892.35	30.24	3259.98	7933.32
Forest cover	0.72	106.38	21.15	575.82	543.33	1247.4
Farmland and settlement	224.46	3534.84	373.68	250.02	9499.86	13882.86
Total	648.54	8464.5	1931.67	959.31	14260.95	Total

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

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