Table 2 Land use transfer matrix from 2005 to 2014 in the Asian elephant range area in China (km2).

From: Conflict between conservation and development: cash forest encroachment in Asian elephant distributions

Year

Land cover types

Water

Tea plantation

Rubber plantation

Farmland

Forest

Urban area

2005

Total area

97

6,583

4,961

2,857

24,087

212

Land cover changes (km2)

Water

−30

−31

−27

−13

−6

Tea plantation

30

−229

−77

−1,671

−10

Rubber plantation

31

229

−403

210

−25

Farmland

27

77

403

−165

10

Forest

13

1,671

−210

165

19

Urban area

6

10

25

−10

−19

Total change

108

1,956

−41

−352

−1,658

−13

2014

Total area

205

8,539

4,920

2,504

22,430

200