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. 2023 Oct 27;13:18440. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45571-9

Table 1.

Ground and aerial views of the land use and land cover (LULC) found in the Caatinga region.

View LULC type
Ground Aerial Present paper MapBiomas
graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Figa_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Figb_HTML.gif Forest (no change) Forest formation
graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Figc_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Figd_HTML.gif Shrub (no change) Savanna formation
graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Fige_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Figf_HTML.gif Forest to shrub (degradation–level 1) Savanna formation
graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Figg_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Figh_HTML.gif Forest/shurb to farming (degradation–level 2) Pasture or agriculture
graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Figi_HTML.gif graphic file with name 41598_2023_45571_Figj_HTML.gif Forest/shurb to non vegetation (degradation–level 3) Other non vegetated areas

The LULC types used in this paper were classified in degradation levels (italics) and contrasted with LULC types derived from current satellite data (MapBiomas29).