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Table 3 Matrix of land use and land cover change (in km2) within the current boundary of Chebera Churchura National Park (a) 1991 to 2000 (before establishment) and (b) 2010 to 2020 (after establishment) of the park. Values in bold font indicate stable land cover

From: Land use land cover change in and around Chebera Churchura National Park, Southwestern Ethiopia: implications for management effectiveness

  

Year 2000 (km2)

 

LULC type

Agricultural land

Forest

Grassland

Water bodies

Wooded grassland

Woodland

(a) Before park establishment

Year1991 (km2)

Agricultural land

2.47

0.09

0.68

0.01

10.07

6.91

Forest

0.06

167.84

0.01

0.46

0.24

17.24

Grassland

4.67

0.15

56.8

1.03

147.58

17.26

Water bodies

0.01

0.39

0.01

7.25

1.2

0.15

Wooded grassland

8.8

1.15

49.18

1.09

412.23

121.84

Woodland

1.55

64.49

0.26

5.52

54.45

138.91

  

Year 2020 (km2)

 

LULC type

Agricultural land

Forest

Grassland

Water bodies

Wooded grassland

Woodland

(b) After park establishment

 

Agricultural land

5.34

0.12

8.36

0.07

4.08

5.55

Year 2010 (km2)

Forest

0.63

211.74

0.26

0.37

1.63

28.71

Grassland

5.93

0.29

50.93

0.67

70.37

21.58

Water bodies

0.05

0.21

0.17

6.01

0.22

0.14

Wooded grassland

14.33

1.30

83.63

0.26

252.79

163.91

Woodland

7.63

39.14

10.94

0.90

60.81

242.99

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