Table 5 Trends of the extent of forest cover types in Falgore Game Reserve during 1986 to 2015
From: Spatial and temporal analysis of forest cover change in Falgore Game Reserve in Kano, Nigeria
Forest cover type | Extent of change (ha (%)) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985–1998 | 1998–2005 | 2005–2015 | 1985–2015 | Relative change (%) | Annual rate of change (%) | |
Dense woodland | −12,791.2 (−13.9) | −300.3 (−0.33) | −2039.6 (−2.2) | −15,131.1 (−16.4) | −95 | −3 |
Moderate woodland | −7416.6 (−8.1) | 18,561.2 (20.2) | −26,710.8 (−29) | −15,566.2 (−16.9) | −37 | −1 |
Open woodland | 25,656.3 (27.9) | −18,549 (−20.2) | 25,158.1 (27.3) | 32,265.42 (35.1) | 153 | 5.1 |
Very open woodland | −5448.5 (−5.9) | 288.1 (0.31) | 3592.3 (3.9) | −1568.17 (−1.7) | −12 | −0.4 |