Changing Land Use Patterns and Their Impacts on Wild Ungulates in Kimana Wetland Ecosystem, Kenya

Table 1

The area (km²) and the percent land cover for land use changes in KWE.

Land use types	1980; (km^2)	RLC; (%)	1990; (km^2)	RLC; (%)	2000; (km^2)	RLC; (%)	2010; (km^2)	RLC; (%)	2013; (km^2)	RLC; (%)	% increase (+) or decrease (−)
Settlement	2.08	0.00	4.16	0.12%	7.78	0.23%	15.10	0.45%	16.26	0.49	681.57%
Woodland	58.93	1.76%	58.93	1.76%	56.54	1.69%	56.24	1.68%	55.78	1.67	−5.35%
Cropland	69.97	2.09%	176.06	5.26%	263.63	7.87%	421.23	12.58%	438.17	13.09	526.21%
Forestland	62.27	1.86%	57.6	1.72%	45.12	1.35%	34.53	1.03%	32.65	0.98	−47.56%
Other lands	108.04	3.23%	202.61	6.05%	246.3	7.36%	271.78	8.12%	303.47	9.06	180.89%
Wetland	492.66	14.71%	368.92	11.02%	262.72	7.85%	197.63	5.90%	153.05	4.57	−68.93%
Grassland	2555.71	76.32%	2480.37	74.07%	2466.56	73.66%	2351.95	70.24%	2349.132	70.15	−8.08%
Total	3348.66	100.00%	3348.65	100.00%	3348.65	100.00%	3348.46	100.00%	3348.51	100.00