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Table 2.8 Land use of the central Gulf Coast study area as defined by the 1992 National Land Cover Dataset.

(Source: National Land Cover Dataset, U.S. Geological Survey)

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Land Use Category Area (Hectares) Percent of Total
Water 508,735 5.38%
Low-Intensity Residential 250,032 3.00%
High-Intensity Residential 106,637 1.13%
Commercial, Industrial, Transportation 152,744 1.62%
Bare Rock, Sand, Clay 14,126 0.15%
Quarries, Strip Mines, Gravel Pits 3,921 0.04%
Transitional from Barren 92,835 0.98%
Deciduous Forest 492,245 5.21%
Evergreen Forest 1,175,278 12.44%
Mixed Forest 861,726 9.12%
Shrubland 23,096 0.24%
Orchard, Vineyard 5 Negligible
Grasslands, Herbaceous 123,576 1.31%
Pasture, Hay 1,213,343 12.84%
Row Crops 591,105 6.26%
Small Grains 694,855 7.35%
Urban, Recreation Grasses 83,476 0.88%
Woody Wetlands 1,087,093 11.50%
Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 1,974,788 20.90%
Total 9,449,615