Research Article
Analysis of Land Cover Changes in Afromontane Vegetation of Image Forest Reserve, Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Table 1
Land cover area, change area, and annual rate of change between 1990 and 2018 in the Image Forest Reserve.
| | Land cover change | Changed area | 1990 | 2004 | 2018 | 1990–2004 | 2004–2018 | 1990–2004 | 2004–2018 | Area (ha) | % | Area (ha) | % | Area (ha) | % | Area (ha) | Area (ha) | Area (ha/yr) | Area (ha/yr) |
| Bareland and rocky outcrops | 554.22 | 6.08 | 230.67 | 2.53 | 544.14 | 5.97 | −323.55 | 313.47 | −23.11 | 22.39 | Scrubland and grassland | 1,378.44 | 15.12 | 548.01 | 6.01 | 1,379.88 | 15.13 | −830.43 | 831.87 | −59.31 | 59.42 | Woodland | 3,331.53 | 36.54 | 2,753.64 | 30.20 | 3,325.95 | 36.48 | −577.89 | 572.31 | −41.27 | 40.88 | Forest | 3,853.71 | 42.27 | 5,585.67 | 61.26 | 3,868.11 | 42.42 | 1,731.96 | −1717.56 | 123.71 | −122.68 | Total | 9,117.90 | 100 | 9,117.9 | 100 | 9,118.08 | 100 | | | | |
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