Table 5 Matrix comprising Pearson correlation coefficients of possible determining geographical variables (rows) and influenced variables of land use changes (columns)
From: Factors of land abandonment in mountainous Mediterranean areas: the case of Montenegrin settlements
Independent variables: geo-graphic aspects | Dependent variables: land use changes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Construction | Cultvation | Intensive land use | Grassland | Fruit trees | Extensive land use | Bushy area | Forest | Natural vegetation | |
Altitude (m) | −0.28 | –0.73*** | –0.60** | 0.40 | –0.19 | 0.24 | 0.18 | –0.08 | 0.04 |
Slope gradient (%) | −0.50* | −0.26 | −0.47* | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.71*** | 0.42 | 0.62** |
Vegetation (%) | −0.27 | −0.35 | −0.37 | 0.54** | 0.37 | 0.55** | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
Distance (km) | −0.55** | 0.04 | −0.32 | −0.36 | −0.28 | −0.38 | 0.69*** | 0.34 | 0.56** |