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Spatial and temporal dynamic of land-cover/land-use and carbon stocks in Eastern Cameroon: a case study of the teaching and research forest of the University of Dschang

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Pages 181-191 | Received 21 May 2018, Accepted 31 Aug 2018, Published online: 11 Oct 2018

Figures & data

Figure 1. Localization of study site in the Eastern Region of Cameroon.

Figure 1. Localization of study site in the Eastern Region of Cameroon.

Figure 2. Flow-diagram representing different steps of land use/land cover change analysis.

Figure 2. Flow-diagram representing different steps of land use/land cover change analysis.

Figure 3. Localization of transects.

Figure 3. Localization of transects.

Figure 4. Dynamic of land-cover of FER-UDs from 1984 to 2016.

Figure 4. Dynamic of land-cover of FER-UDs from 1984 to 2016.

Table 1. Surface area (ha) and proportions (%) of land cover types in FER- UDs in 1984, 2000 and 2016.

Table 2. Values of overall accuracies and Kappa index.

Figure 5. Mapping of activities carried out within FER-UDs.

Figure 5. Mapping of activities carried out within FER-UDs.

Table 3. Basal area and trees density in different land-uses types.

Figure 6. Proportions of the different types of land-use.

Figure 6. Proportions of the different types of land-use.

Table 4. Carbon stocks and amount of CO2 absorbed in different land-uses types.