Table 2 Correlations between vegetation change area percentages and socioeconomic factors

From: Recent ecological transitions in China: greening, browning and influential factors

 

  Area ratio of different vegetation change trends

Change from 2000–2010

Browning (a < 0, p < 0.05)

Greening (0 < a, p < 0.05)

Total population

0.53**

 

Working age population (15–64)

0.48**

 

Total employment

0.50**

 

Urban employment

0.68***

−0.41*

Gross Domestic Product

 

0.42*

First industry product

−0.68***

0.42*

Invest

−0.44*

 

Household consumption expenditures

 

0.37*

Rural household consumption expenditures

 

0.42*

Per capita consumption Expenditures of rural households

−0.50**

0.52**

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05;
  2. **Significant at p < 0.01;
  3. ***Significant at p < 0.001.
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