Table 3.
Changes in crown closure class in forest cover type map, Landsat 7 ETM image and spatial analysis.
| Crown Closure Class (criteria (% cover)) | Forest Cover Type Map | Landsat 7 ETM | Difference (+/-) | Spatial Analysis | |||
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| ha | % | ha | % | ha* | % | ||
| 1 (low coverage. 11-40 %) | 2.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 2.1 | - | 0.0 |
| 2 (medium coverage. 41-70 %) | 151.5 | 2.5 | 1057.5 | 17.7 | -906 | 67.3 | 6.4 |
| 3 (full coverage. 71-100 %) | 3029.5 | 50.6 | 2192.7 | 36.6 | 836.8 | 1994.9 | 91.0 |
| Degraded forest (sparsely distributed. 0-10 %) | 694.9 | 11.6 | 629.0 | 10.5 | 65.9 | 306.9 | 48.8 |
| Other | 2112.0 | 35.3 | 2110.8 | 35.2 | 1.2 | 1471.3 | 69.7 |
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| Total | 5990.0 | 100.0 | 5990.0 | 100.0 | |||
*
The area that is the same spatial configuration in both forest cover type map and Landsat 7 ETM image.