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M.B. Horta & E. Keizer 2010. Assessment of human <strong>and</strong> physical factors influencing distribution of vegetation degradation<br />

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8 FIS 2 1 2 -19.634 2<br />

9 FIS 1 3 2 -19.053 2<br />

10 FIS 2 3 2 0.049 3<br />

11 FAS 3 3 2 20.553 3<br />

12 FAS 3 3 2 32.007 3<br />

13 FAS 1 2 1 -47.215 2<br />

14 FAS 1 1 2 -37.944 2<br />

15 FAS 1 3 1 -30.508 2<br />

16 FAS 1 3 2 -15.294 2<br />

17 FAS 2 3 2 8.456 3<br />

18 FAS 1 3 2 -7.658 2<br />

19 FAS 2 3 2 3.085 3<br />

20 FAS 1 3 2 -3.057 2<br />

21 S 4 0 3 51.892 4<br />

22 S 4 0 3 58.792 4<br />

23 S 4 0 3 58.792 4<br />

24 S 3 0 4 37.400 4<br />

25 S 3 0 4 41.219 4<br />

26 S 4 0 4 64.910 4<br />

27 S 4 0 4 61.092 4<br />

28 S 4 0 4 61.092 4<br />

Table 2: Categorization of sample plots of the savannah <strong>and</strong> rocky shrubl<strong>and</strong>s according to vegetation<br />

degradation indicators (Ia – Invasive Species Cover; Id – Bare Soil Cover; Ie – Dead Shrubs Percentage )<br />

Sample<br />

Vegetation Degradation Vegetation Degradation<br />

Type Ia Id Ie<br />

Plots<br />

Scores<br />

Classes<br />

1 SA 3 2 2 70.965 3<br />

2 SA 3 1 1 62.608 2<br />

3 SA 0 0 3 1.425 1<br />

4 SA 3 0 1 48.332 2<br />

5 SA 2 1 0 30.965 1<br />

6 SA 1 1 2 20.719 2<br />

7 SA 0 2 2 22.127 2<br />

8 SA 2 1 1 34.830 2<br />

9 SA 1 1 1 0.570 1<br />

10 SA 0 1 0 3.640 1<br />

11 SA 0 0 0 0.000 0<br />

12 RS 1 0 1 3.815 1<br />

13 RS 0 0 2 1.083 1<br />

14 RS 0 0 3 1.824 1<br />

15 RS 0 0 0 0.000 0<br />

16 RS 1 2 2 29.471 2<br />

17 RS 1 2 2 36.360 2<br />

18 RS 2 4 2 100.823 4<br />

19 RS 2 4 4 93.542 4<br />

Table 3: Correlation coefficients among human <strong>and</strong> physical factors <strong>and</strong> vegetation degradation<br />

scores in forest areas (bold entry indicate result significant at ∞ = 0.05)<br />

Distance to<br />

village/city/<br />

settlement<br />

Human Factors<br />

Distance to the<br />

roads<br />

Independent Variables<br />

Distance to<br />

mining<br />

sites<br />

Slope %<br />

Physical Factors<br />

Geology<br />

Classes<br />

Distances<br />

to drainage<br />

-0.086 -0.001 -0.021 -0.223 0.072 0.100<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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