1952

   

1982

   

1982-1952

Value

Class

sq m

acres

%

sq m

acres

%

acres

1

DENSE SEAGRASS

12786300

3159.56

9.32

4155300

1026.80

3.03

-2132.77

2

PATCHY SEAGRASS

627300

155.01

0.46

5043600

1246.30

3.68

1091.29

3

SPARSE SEAGRASS

243900

60.27

0.18

0

0.00

0.00

-60.27

4

MANGROVE

1244700

307.57

0.91

603000

149.00

0.44

-158.57

5

MARSH/MANGROVE

44100

10.90

0.03

0

0.00

0.00

-10.90

6

SALTMARSH

0

0.00

0.00

0

0.00

0.00

0.00

7

SALTWATER

50828400

12559.97

37.06

52183800

12894.90

38.05

334.93

8

FLATS/BEACH

1815300

448.57

1.32

2142900

529.52

1.56

80.95

9

VEGETATED FLATS

0

0.00

0.00

0

0.00

0.00

0.00

10

FRESH WATER

1671300

412.99

1.22

2272500

561.55

1.66

148.56

11

FRESH SS MARSH

617400

152.56

0.45

110700

27.35

0.08

-125.21

12

FRESH MARSH

1800

0.44

0.00

0

0.00

0.00

-0.44

13

FRESH FOREST

717300

177.25

0.52

793800

196.15

0.58

18.90

14

FRESH SCRUB

620100

153.23

0.45

22500

5.56

0.02

-147.67

15

AGRICULTURE

567900

140.33

0.41

37800

9.34

0.03

-130.99

16

UPLAND/BARREN

365400

90.29

0.27

162900

40.25

0.12

-50.04

17

UPLAND/FOREST

822600

203.27

0.60

2816100

695.87

2.05

492.60

18

UPLAND/RANGE

14013900

3462.91

10.22

1257300

310.69

0.92

-3152.22

19

URBAN

50148900

12392.06

36.57

65534400

16193.90

47.79

3801.84

 

TOTAL

137136600

33887

100.00

137136600

33887

100.00