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Table 8.1
Land cover/use changes between 1945 and 1992 in the
Portaikos-Pertouli valley of the Pindos mountain range (central Greece)
Area (ha)
Land cover/use type
1945
1992
Change (%)
Artificial surfaces
84
147
+
75.0
Arable lands
1877
1000
−
46.7
Abandoned agricultural land
98
289
+
194.9
Grasslands
1589
1084
−
31.8
Shrublands:
975
872
+
10.6
Very open (
40%)
418
119
−
71.5
Open (40-70%)
302
400
+
32.4
+
38.4
Dense (70-100%)
255
353
Forests:
7594
8877
+
16.9
Very open (
40%)
2304
1475
−
36.0
Open (40-70%)
2697
2910
+
7.9
Dense (70-100%)
2593
4492
+
73.3
Barren land
232
180
−
22.4
Total
12 449
12 449
0
Reproduced from Chouvardas (2001), courtesy of the author.
Table 8.2
Land cover/use changes between 1961 and 1989 in the
Psilorites mountain of Crete
Area (ha)
Land cover/use type
1961
1989
Change (%)
Artificial surfaces
245
245
0.0
Arable lands
13 575
11 634
−
14.3
Grasslands
240
296
+
23.3
Shrublands:
35 850
38 254
+
6.7
Very open (
40%)
1590
2939
+
84.8
Open (40-70%)
13 753
17 083
+
24.2
Dense (70-100%)
20 507
18 232
−
11.1
Forests:
5616
5097
−
9.2
Very open (
40%)
3502
3212
−
8.2
Open (40-70%)
2047
1840
−
10.1
Dense (70-100%)
67
45
−
32.8
Barren land
245
245
0.0
Total
55 771
55 771
0
Reproduced from Bankov (1998), courtesy of the author.
