Table 3 Land use change area under different scenarios.

From: Coupling spatial–temporal changes and driving factors of carbon stock for the Wuhan metropolitan area using the PLUS-InVEST-GeoDectetor model

LULC

Area in 2020(km2)

Area in 2035(km2)

Change in area from 2020 to 2035(km2)

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q1

Q2

Q3

Cultivated land

17,460.85

16,218.27

15,865.93

16,807.33

− 1242.58

− 1594.92

− 653.52

Woodland

9663.52

9930.99

10,201.67

9656.01

267.47

538.15

− 7.51

Grassland

8.61

5.94

8.71

4.4

− 2.67

0.1

− 4.21

Waters

2619.28

2630.08

2769.58

2453.48

10.8

150.3

− 165.8

Construction land

2381.98

3350.01

3289.65

3214.31

968.03

907.67

832.33

Unutilized land

2.77

1.72

1.47

1.48

− 1.05

− 1.3

− 1.29

  1. Q1: Natural Development Scenario; Q2: Ecological Protection Scenario; Q3: Cultivated land Protection Scenario.