Table 4 Correlation matrix prepared for the whole study area of the coast
Waterbodies | Mangrove forest | Homestead vegetation | Agriculture | Mudflats | Sand | Mudflats with grass | Saltpan | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waterbodies | 1 | ||||||||
Mangrove forest | − 0.844 | 1 | |||||||
Homestead vegetation | − 0.910 | 0.852 | 1 | ||||||
Agriculture | 0.664 | − 0.538 | − 0.838 | 1 | |||||
Mudflats | 0.018 | − 0.470 | − 0.093 | − 0.289 | 1 | ||||
Sand | 0.191 | − 0.027 | − 0.319 | 0.745 | − 0.635 | 1 | |||
Mudflats with grass | − 0.070 | − 0.127 | 0.352 | − 0.687 | 0.527 | − 0.721 | 1 | ||
Saltpan | − 0.719 | 0.661 | 0.670 | − 0.716 | 0.085 | − 0.583 | 0.107 | 1 | |
Year | − 0.931 | 0.864 | 0.989 | − 0.796 | − 0.107 | − 0.307 | 0.308 | 0.692 | 1 |