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Table 4 **Change matrix* showing the total area (in ha) converted from one land cover to the next during 1989 - 2010**

From: Characterization of change in the Harike wetland, a Ramsar site in India, using landsat satellite data

a
1989-2000	Waterbody	Wetland I	Wetland II	Barren land	Agricultural land	2000 Total
Waterbody	1137	62	245	64	59	1566
Wetland I	150	49	120	32	53	404
Wetland II	922	406	2724	101	71	4224
Barren land	101	105	450	283	279	1218
Agricultural land	104	122	456	317	327	1326
1986 Total	2414	745	3995	796	789	8739
b
2000-2010	Waterbody	Wetland I	Wetland II	Barren land	Agricultural land	2010 Total
Waterbody	1110	139	631	81	65	2026
Wetland I	32	20	393	12	10	468
Wetland II	272	109	2682	291	172	3526
Barren land	51	72	228	369	470	1190
Agricultural land	102	64	290	463	611	1529
2000 Total	1567	404	4224	1215	1329	8740
c
1989-2010	Waterbody	Wetland I	Wetland II	Barren land	Agricultural land	2010 Total
Waterbody	1367	108	420	68	62	2026
Wetland I	157	48	245	7	10	468
Wetland II	601	361	2241	165	158	3527
Barren land	82	107	447	275	279	1190
Agricultural land	206	120	642	279	281	1528
1986 Total	2414	744	3995	795	790	8738

*Unchanged areas are in the diagonals (in bold) from top left to bottom right of the matrix.

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