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Table 4 Land use changes in relation to slope during 1986-2000 in the Jing River catchment

From: The land use changes and its relationship with topographic factors in the Jing river catchment on the Loess Plateau of China

  

Farmland

Forest

Grassland

Water

Construction land

Unused land

Mean slope gradient (°)

1986

10.71

16.68

14.78

6.35

5.62

13.54

 

2000

10.74

16.69

14.78

6.40

5.58

15.90

 

Changes

0.03

0.01

0.01

0.05

-0.05

2.36

1986 (km2)

<15°

14974

2052

11233

180

633

1.5

 

15°-25°

4316

1579

6602

18

50

0.7

 

>25°

1097

652

2013

7

13

0.1

2000 (km2)

<15°

14893

1986

11295

176

722

0.5

 

15°-25°

4313

1529

6650

18

55

0.4

 

>25°

1095

643

2023

7

14

0.1

Land use changes (km2)

<15°

-81

-66

62

-4

89

-1.1

 

15°-25°

-2

-50

48

0

5

-0.3

 

>25°

-2

-9

10

0

2

0