Agricultural grassland & crops - Northern Ireland

Agricultural grassland & crops Land cover (1998) Net change (1991 - 98) Habitats ha % CV ha % Cereals 35704 2.6 15 -15361 -30 * Other crops/vegetables 9441 0.7 24 -3877 -29   Italian/perennial ryegrass 70612 5.2 11 46148 189 * Ploughed land 11829 0.9 25 -190 -2   Perennial ryegrass 497548 36.7 4 94368 23 * Mixed species grassland 23684 1.7 13 -21209 -47 * Other agricultural grassland 215841 15.9 5 -94191 -30 * Orchard 1564 0.1 52 -106 -6   Note : Land cover:  % = percentage of land area                             CV = Standard Error as a percentage of the estimate.           Net change: % = percentage of baseline amount, n = none                               * = indicates significant change (p = 0.05)

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