Ecological Processes

Table 3 Total area and area change of land use/cover from 1980 to 2005 (10⁴ km²)

From: Impact of land use/land cover changes on ecosystem services in the Nenjiang River Basin, Northeast China

Land use	1980	Percent	Rank	2005	Percent	Rank	Change	Percent	Rank	Trend
Forest	10.20	34.66	1	9.87	33.54	2	−0.33	−3.24	5	↓
Farmland	9.09	30.88	2	10.11	34.39	1	1.02	13.46	1	↑
Grassland	4.78	16.24	3	4.13	14.06	3	−0.65	−11.32	2	↓
Wetland	3.39	11.51	4	3.28	11.17	4	−0.11	−3.11	6	↓
Barren land	1.47	4.98	5	1.56	5.32	5	0.09	9.52	3	↑
Lakes/rivers	0.51	1.73	6	0.46	1.52	6	−0.05	−6.72	4	↓
Sum	29.42	100		29.42	100

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