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I. Duarte & F.C. Rego 2010. L<strong>and</strong> use changes in Portugal between 1990 <strong>and</strong> 2005<br />

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Table 1: Transition matrix between 1990 <strong>and</strong> 2005<br />

Shrub Artificial Cork<br />

&<br />

Other<br />

forest<br />

Eucalyptus Pine Oaks Irrigated<br />

agriculture<br />

Unirrigated<br />

agriculture<br />

Other<br />

agriculture<br />

Total<br />

2005<br />

Holm<br />

oaks<br />

sp<br />

Shrubl<strong>and</strong>s 31052 3544 7112 2497 2561 16540 2501 728 9876 9597 86008<br />

Artificial 1097 7502 251 240 428 1273 67 481 1860 2172 15371<br />

Cork &<br />

846 45 26247 775 465 1892 289 85 2045 1671 34360<br />

Holm oaks<br />

Other forest 968 133 1179 2313 278 1323 436 257 1284 1214 9385<br />

sp<br />

Eucalyptus 2296 346 645 524 15144 7874 118 265 1353 1012 29577<br />

Pine 3708 278 514 1482 2014 19927 478 254 1376 1151 31182<br />

Oaks 986 54 551 655 48 1042 1563 104 703 493 6199<br />

Irrigated 315 359 1228 163 130 273 21 5850 10486 2807 21632<br />

agriculture<br />

Unirrigated 2692 864 5759 548 359 1108 347 4171 32302 9938 58088<br />

agriculture<br />

Other<br />

1827 1055 1234 393 229 1161 230 1298 9441 19359 36227<br />

agriculture<br />

Total 1990 45787 14180 44720 9590 21656 52413 6050 13493 70726 49414 328029<br />

Analyzing the data, in figure 2, it is perceptible the gains <strong>and</strong> losses from each l<strong>and</strong> use type<br />

from <strong>and</strong> to each other. So, shrubl<strong>and</strong>s, including clear cut, burnt, sown <strong>and</strong> young plantation<br />

areas, were the most significant transition report. The gains came mostly from Pine, unirrigated<br />

<strong>and</strong> other agricultures. The losses, with low proportions, were curiously with the same classes<br />

<strong>and</strong> with Eucalyptus. The exchanges with Cork & Holm were significant too, with just one way<br />

to shrubl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> no return.<br />

100000<br />

L<strong>and</strong> use variation between 1990 <strong>and</strong> 2005<br />

90000<br />

80000<br />

70000<br />

Nr. points<br />

60000<br />

50000<br />

40000<br />

30000<br />

20000<br />

10000<br />

0<br />

Shrubl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Artificial<br />

Cork &<br />

Holm oaks<br />

Other<br />

forest sp<br />

Eucalyptus Pine Oaks<br />

Irrigated<br />

agriculture<br />

Unirrigated<br />

agriculture<br />

Other<br />

agriculture<br />

1990 46207 14368 44513 9654 21670 52448 6063 13615 71357 49573<br />

2005 86325 15499 34429 9512 29605 31240 6216 21816 58196 36264<br />

Figure 1: Comparison, for each l<strong>and</strong> use type, between 1990 <strong>and</strong> 2005<br />

Also in figure 2, despite Artificial l<strong>and</strong> cover, mostly urban areas, had a slightly increase, the<br />

transitions with it were significant. The transitions from this one to shrubl<strong>and</strong>s were notable.<br />

This is probably a sign of ab<strong>and</strong>onment. In the other way, a lot of agricultural <strong>and</strong> Pine forests<br />

switches to artificial areas.<br />

Cork & Holm oak forests decreased, turning into shrubl<strong>and</strong>s or unirrigated agriculture. The first<br />

one, due to ab<strong>and</strong>onment, the second, probably correlated with the mortality of Cork & Holm,<br />

leaving only the agricultural part of the system.<br />

<strong>Forest</strong> <strong>L<strong>and</strong>scapes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Change</strong>-New Frontiers in Management, Conservation <strong>and</strong> Restoration. Proceedings of the IUFRO L<strong>and</strong>scape Ecology<br />

Working Group International Conference, September 21-27, 2010, Bragança, Portugal. J.C. Azevedo, M. Feliciano, J. Castro & M.A. Pinto (eds.)<br />

2010, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.

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