LAND-COVER CHANGE IN THE KRUGER TO CANYONS BIOSPHERE RESERVE (1993 - 2006): A FIRST STEP TOWARDS CREATING A CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE SUBREGION

Land-cover change in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve (1993 - 2006): A first step towards creating a conservation plan for the subregion

This paper is a first step towards a conservation plan for the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Sealed Bearing Reserve (K2C) on the South African Central Lowveld, quantifying the historical land-cover trends (1993 - 2006).During the analysis period, 36% of the biosphere reserve (BR) underwent land-cover change.Settlement areas increased by 39.7%, mainly

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