Table 2 |
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Lost area and land-cover change of several plant communities in the Tamaulipan thornscrub ecosystem of northeastern, Mexico for the period of 1980–1996. |
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| Year |
Estimated Area (km2) |
Area (km2) |
Change (%) |
Area Change per year (km2) |
Annual Change rate (%) |
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| Tamaulipan thornscrub |
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| 1980 |
12,282.43 |
-4,462.38 |
-36.67 |
-278.89 |
-2.27 |
| 1996 |
7,820.05 |
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| Agriculture |
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|
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| 1980 |
7,192.08 |
+2,637.84 |
+36.33 |
+164.86 |
+2.29 |
| 1996 |
9,829.92 |
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| Grasslands |
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|
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| 1980 |
2,042.38 |
+541.02 |
+26.49 |
+33.81 |
+1.66 |
| 1996 |
2,583.40 |
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