Research Article
Analysis of Land Cover Changes in Afromontane Vegetation of Image Forest Reserve, Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Table 3
Land cover change matrix between 1990 and 2004 for the IFR.
| | Land cover | Bareland and rocky outcrops s | shrubland and grassland | Woodland | Forest | Total (2004) | Gain |
| | Bareland and rocky outcrops s | 219.33 | 250.38 | 84.24 | 0.27 | 554.22 | 334.89 | | Shrubland and grassland | 10.44 | 271.35 | 1078.65 | 17.91 | 1378.35 | 1107.00 | | Woodland | 0.90 | 26.10 | 1558.53 | 1745.91 | 3331.44 | 1772.91 | | Forest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.13 | 3821.58 | 3853.71 | 32.13 | | Total (1990) | 230.67 | 547.83 | 2753.55 | 5585.67 | 9117.72 | | | Loss | 11.34 | 276.48 | 1195.02 | 1764.09 | | |
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Italic letters indicate that there is no change in the land cover over the time period.
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