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Table 4 Forest cover types in Falgore Game Reserve during 1985 to 2015

From: Spatial and temporal analysis of forest cover change in Falgore Game Reserve in Kano, Nigeria

Forest cover type

Area (ha)

1985

1998

2005

2015

Dense woodland

15,918.5 (17)

3127.3 (3)

2827 (3)

787.41 (1)

Moderate woodland

41,941.5 (46)

34,524.9 (38)

53,086.1 (57)

26,375.3 (29)

Open woodland

21,127.3 (23)

46,783.6 (51)

28,234.6 (31)

53,392.7 (58)

Very open woodland

13,066.1 (14)

7617.57 (8)

7905.7 (9)

11,497.9 (12)

Total

92,053.4

92,053.4

92,053.4

92,053.4

  1. Source: survey by authors, 2015. Percentage of forest cover is shown in parentheses