The Tale of a Disappearing Lagoon: A Habitat Mapping and Ecological Assessment of Fosu Lagoon, Ghana

Table 3

Landcover size and percentage change of the various vegetation around the Fosu lagoon.

Landcover	Area (Acres)			Change percentage
	1970	2009	2017	Reduction (%)	Increase (%)
Standing water	147.55	112.94	97.33	34.03
Mangrove vegetation	53	10.54	10.05	81.03
Seminatural salt marsh	—	17.01	17.69		3.8
Introduced shrub	177.07	59.80	59.83	66.21
Coastal salt marsh	—	14.30	14.62		2.18
Seminatural mangroves	—	1.16	1.43		18.8
Weed	—	43.47	65.41		33.54
Bare ground	—	38.83	20.49	47.23
Mechanic shop	—	7.10	7.10	—	—
Built-up	67.57	140.04	151.24		55.32
Total	445.19	445.19	445.19