Land use/cover spatiotemporal dynamics, driving forces and implications at the Beshillo catchment of the Blue Nile Basin, North Eastern Highlands of Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 9 Area statistics for agro ecology based LULC classes for Gedalas watershed

Year	Agro ecology	LULC types and area (ha)							Total
Year	Agro ecology	Afro/Sub afro alpine vegetation	Bare lands	Farmlands/settlements	Grasslands	Shrub/bush lands	Water courses and beds	Woodland/plantations	Total
1973	W/Dega	0	137	527	118	671	98	63	1614
	Dega	13	215	6580	1835	1913	19	107	10,682
	Wurch	4725	45	4922	1964	8	6	4	11,674
	Total	4738	397	12,029	3917	2592	123	174	23,970
1986	W/Dega	0	162	460	115	718	79	80	1614
	Dega	19	209	5300	1943	2190	11	1010	10,682
	Wurch	4640	54	4480	2412	16	5	67	11,674
	Total	4659	425	10,240	4470	2924	95	1157	23,970
2001	W/Dega	0	168	524	107	666	83	66	1614
	Dega	7	246	5540	1766	2802	13	308	10,682
	Wurch	4556	106	5537	1217	80	5	173	11,674
	Total	4563	520	11,601	3090	3548	101	547	23,970
2017	W/Dega	0	170	488	105	685	65	101	1614
	Dega	0	294	6157	1362	2273	15	581	10,682
	Wurch	3513	149	6170	1573	52	11	206	11,674
	Total	3513	613	12,815	3040	3010	91	888	23,970
1973–1986	W/Dega	0	25	− 67	− 3	47	− 19	17	0
	Dega	6	− 6	− 1280	108	277	− 8	903	0
	Wurch	− 85	9	− 442	448	8	− 1	63	0
	Total loss/gain	− 79	28	− 1789	553	332	− 28	983	0
1986–2001	W/Dega	0	6	64	− 8	− 52	4	− 14	0
	Dega	− 12	37	240	− 177	612	2	− 702	0
	Wurch	− 84	52	1057	− 1195	64	0	106	0
	Total loss/gain	− 96	95	1361	− 1380	624	6	− 610	0
2001–2017	W/Dega	0	2	− 36	− 2	19	− 18	35	0
	Dega	− 7	48	617	− 404	− 529	2	273	0
	Wurch	− 1043	43	633	356	− 28	6	33	0
	Total loss/gain	− 1050	93	1214	− 50	− 538	− 10	341	0
1973–2017	W/Dega	0	33	− 39	− 13	14	− 33	38	0
	Dega	− 13	79	− 423	− 473	360	− 4	474	0
	Wurch	− 1212	104	1248	− 391	44	5	202	0
	Total loss/gain	− 1226	216	786	− 877	418	− 32	714	0

The positive sign indicate expansion in size, while the negative sign show shrinkage in area