Assessment of land use change and its effect on soil carbon stock using multitemporal satellite data in semiarid region of Rajasthan, India

Ecological Processes

Table 6 Land use change matrix (1993–2003)

Land use	Water	Settlement	Wasteland	Dry deciduous	Thorn	Scrubland	Cropland	Plantation	Fallow	Total area in 1993 (ha)
Water	9.44	0.40							0.09	9.93
Settlement	0.17	44.23							0.37	44.77
Wasteland			114.81	5.27	28.73	38.84	2.70	15.72	48.07	254.14
Dry deciduous				2507.49	182.64	8.39	0.43	2.51	21.68	272.15
Thorn		1.71	66.76	44.74	772.41	826.30	169.80	6.98	259.55	2148.23
Scrubland		1.47	92.77	30.72	415.45	596.19	40.33	15.93	178.18	1371.05
Cropland				10.53	6.83	9.25	211.45	101.64	80.64	420.34
Plantation						0.98	144.91	286.66	100.18	532.74
Fallow	2.61	21.80	10.70	89.06	121.32	66.81	919.85	180.84	868.25	2281.25
Total area in 2003(ha)	12.22	69.61	285.04	2687.81	1527.38	1546.76	1489.47	610.28	1557.01	9785.6