Table 3 Buffer comparisons for five year intervals with percent of lakes (N = 1,422,499) <1% increase, 1–5% increase, 5–10% increase, and >10% increase in total water surface area.
Buffer:Buffer | Size Change | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 m:30 m | <1% increase | 55.00% | 59.62% | 58.32% | 58.98% | 58.93% |
>1% increase | 15.64% | 20.16% | 20.81% | 20.18% | 20.22% | |
>5% increase | 4.49% | 8.62% | 8.78% | 8.58% | 8.49% | |
>10% increase | 3.65% | 9.86% | 10.14% | 10.23% | 10.44% | |
Decrease | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |
Zero water area | 21.21% | 1.74% | 1.93% | 2.02% | 1.91% | |
90 m:60 m | <1% increase | 58.01% | 64.68% | 63.62% | 64.04% | 63.86% |
>1% increase | 14.64% | 19.65% | 20.10% | 19.53% | 19.49% | |
>5% increase | 3.72% | 7.66% | 7.85% | 7.83% | 7.83% | |
>10% increase | 2.44% | 6.29% | 6.52% | 6.61% | 6.95% | |
Decrease | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | |
Zero water area | 21.16% | 1.70% | 1.88% | 1.96% | 1.84% | |
120 m:90 m | <1% increase | 53.23% | 61.18% | 59.89% | 60.30% | 59.90% |
>1% increase | 18.11% | 23.72% | 24.37% | 23.86% | 23.92% | |
>5% increase | 4.91% | 8.53% | 8.78% | 8.72% | 8.91% | |
>10% increase | 2.61% | 4.88% | 5.10% | 5.18% | 5.46% | |
Decrease | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | |
Zero water area | 21.12% | 1.65% | 1.83% | 1.91% | 1.79% |