Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2015, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (12): 1467-1478.doi: 10.1007/s11442-015-1246-z
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Liying GUO1,2, Liping DI*2(), Gang LI1,2, Qiyou LUO1, Mingjie GAO1
Received:
2015-02-26
Accepted:
2015-06-20
Online:
2015-12-31
Published:
2015-12-31
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Author: Ren Huiru (1983-), PhD Candidate, specialized in coastal environment and modeling. E-mail:
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Liying GUO, Liping DI, Gang LI, Qiyou LUO, Mingjie GAO. GIS-based detection of land use transformation in the Loess Plateau: A case study in Baota District, Shaanxi Province, China[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2015, 25(12): 1467-1478.
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Table 1
The area of different land-use types of Baota District in 2000, 2005 and 2010"
Land-use type | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (ha) | % | Area (ha) | % | Area (ha) | % | |
Farmland | 137,240 | 38.71 | 127,950 | 36.09 | 102,210 | 28.83 |
Woodland | 99,630 | 28.10 | 102,460 | 28.90 | 106,810 | 30.13 |
Grassland | 114,690 | 32.35 | 120,780 | 34.07 | 141,070 | 39.79 |
Water | 1030 | 0.29 | 1050 | 0.30 | 1050 | 0.30 |
Construction land | 1730 | 0.49 | 2080 | 0.59 | 3320 | 0.94 |
Wasteland | 190 | 0.05 | 190 | 0.05 | 50 | 0.02 |
Table 2
The dynamic degree of land use in Baota District (%)"
Dynamic degree | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 | 2000-2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Integrated dynamic degree | 1.05 | 2.92 | 1.98 | |
Single dynamic degree | Farmland | -1.35 | -4.02 | -2.55 |
Woodland | 0.57 | 0.85 | 0.72 | |
Grassland | 1.06 | 3.36 | 2.30 | |
Water | 0.38 | 0.02 | 0.20 | |
Construction | 4.05 | 11.89 | 9.18 | |
Wasteland | 0.01 | -14.23 | -7.12 |
Table 3
Land use transition (Rt) and contribution rate (Rc) from 2000 to 2010"
Area/ha | 2000 | |||||||
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Farmland | Woodland | Grassland | Water | Construction | Wasteland | Total | ||
2010 | Farmland (ha) | 97,476.93 | 7751.43 | 30,721.14 | 43.74 | 1196.55 | 20.79 | 137,210.58 |
Rt (%) | 71.04 | 5.65 | 22.39 | 0.03 | 0.87 | 0.02 | ||
Rc (%) | 95.39 | 7.26 | 21.78 | 4.18 | 36.06 | 37.68 | ||
Woodland (ha) | 1221.03 | 97,686.00 | 618.57 | 9.81 | 62.28 | 0.27 | 99,597.96 | |
Rt (%) | 1.23 | 98.08 | 0.62 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.00 | ||
Rc (%) | 1.19 | 91.49 | 0.44 | 0.94 | 1.88 | 0.49 | ||
Grassland (ha) | 3374.82 | 1323.81 | 109,504.44 | 61.11 | 417.60 | 0.90 | 114,682.68 | |
Rt (%) | 2.94 | 1.15 | 95.48 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.00 | ||
Rc (%) | 3.30 | 1.24 | 77.64 | 5.84 | 12.59 | 1.63 | ||
Water (ha) | 54.63 | 1.89 | 25.56 | 929.16 | 12.33 | 1023.57 | ||
Rt (%) | 5.34 | 0.18 | 2.50 | 90.78 | 1.20 | |||
Rc (%) | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 88.79 | 0.37 | |||
Construction (ha) | 42.12 | 11.79 | 43.74 | 2.70 | 1629.27 | 1729.62 | ||
Rt (%) | 2.44 | 0.68 | 2.53 | 0.16 | 94.20 | |||
Rc (%) | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.26 | 49.10 | |||
Wasteland (ha) | 19.17 | 134.82 | 33.21 | 187.20 | ||||
Rt (%) | 10.24 | 72.02 | 17.74 | |||||
Rc (%) | 0.02 | 0.10 | 60.20 | |||||
Total 2010 (ha) | 102,188.70 | 10,6774.92 | 141,048.27 | 1046.52 | 3318.03 | 55.17 | 354,431.61 | |
Rate (%) | 28.83 | 30.13 | 39.80 | 0.30 | 0.94 | 0.02 | ||
Net change (ha) | -35,021.88 | 7176.96 | 26,365.59 | -683.10 | 3130.83 | -132.03 | ||
Change rate (%) | -9.88 | 2.02 | 7.44 | -0.19 | 0.88 | -0.04 |
Table 4
The changes of main land-use types on different hill slopes in Baota District (ha)"
Slope | Year | Farmland | Woodland | Grassland | Period | Farmland change | Woodland change | Grassland change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<15° | 2000 | 68,783 | 46,711 | 54,303 | 2000-2005 | -4.49 | 1.25 | 2.98 |
2005 | 64,289 | 47,960 | 57,285 | 2005-2010 | -10.87 | 1.47 | 8.43 | |
2010 | 53,415 | 49,429 | 65,711 | 2000-2010 | -15.36 | 2.72 | 14.41 | |
[15°, 25°) | 2000 | 53,549 | 41,203 | 46,052 | 2000-2005 | -3.84 | 1.19 | 2.57 |
2005 | 49,712 | 42,389 | 48,623 | 2005-2010 | -11.31 | 2.19 | 9.13 | |
2010 | 38,402 | 44,579 | 57,751 | 2000-2010 | -15.15 | 3.38 | 11.70 | |
≥25° | 2000 | 14,813 | 11,607 | 14,268 | 2000-2005 | -0.93 | 0.38 | 0.53 |
2005 | 13,875 | 11,994 | 14,797 | 2005-2010 | -3.52 | 0.75 | 2.77 | |
2010 | 10,357 | 12,739 | 17,565 | 2000-2010 | -4.45 | 1.03 | 3.30 |
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