Table 1 Land cover types in Asia elephant range in China in 1975, 1990, 2005 and 2014 (km2).
Year | 1975 | 1990 | 2005 | 2014 | Total changes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (km2) | Percentage | Area (km2) | Percentage | Area (km2) | Percentage | Area (km2) | Percentage | Area (km2) | |
Forest | 26,785 | 69.31% | 25,735 | 66.59% | 24,087 | 62.08% | 22,430 | 57.81% | −4355 |
Rubber plantation | 202 | 0.52% | 1,110 | 2.87% | 4,961 | 12.79% | 4,930 | 12.71% | 4,728 |
Tea plantation | 3,389 | 8.77% | 7,829 | 20.26% | 6,583 | 16.97% | 8,539 | 22.01% | 5,149 |
Farmland | 8,165 | 21.13% | 3554 | 9.20% | 2,857 | 7.36% | 2,504 | 6.45% | −5661 |
River and lake | 63 | 0.16% | 159 | 0.41% | 97 | 0.25% | 108 | 0.28% | 44 |
Urban area | 44 | 0.11% | 260 | 0.67% | 212 | 0.55% | 200 | 0.51% | 155 |
Total | 38,647 | 100.00% | 38,648 | 100.00% | 38,648 | 100.00% | 38,797 | 100% | 150 |
