Table 1 Land use transition matrix of Guangdong Province between 2005 and 2013 (km2).
2013 | Cropland | Forest land | Grassland | Built-up land | Water bodies | Barren land | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | |||||||
Cropland | 36058.99 | 1224.15 | 94.32 | 2096.09 | 642.74 | 2.81 | 40119.10 |
Forest land | 2317.95 | 101744.08 | 228.42 | 1510.40 | 226.51 | 37.92 | 106065.27 |
Grassland | 291.23 | 932.48 | 7351.20 | 281.08 | 49.14 | 13.99 | 8919.12 |
Built-up land | 1008.50 | 267.87 | 16.72 | 10836.71 | 222.71 | 1.60 | 12354.11 |
Water bodies | 288.20 | 136.10 | 11.12 | 492.00 | 7279.36 | 0.51 | 8207.28 |
Barren land | 12.07 | 99.62 | 0.88 | 35.08 | 27.27 | 123.40 | 298.33 |
Total | 39976.94 | 104404.30 | 7702.66 | 15251.36 | 8447.74 | 180.22 | 175963.21 |