## 3 Results
### Determination of Land-Cover Changes
Soil cover (S) increased from 1.2% to 2.1%, with a persistence of 0.9%, a gain of 1.2% and a loss of 0.3%. Forest plantations (PF) presented a slight increase from 1% to 1.3%, with persistence mostly represented by 8%, a gain of 0.5% and a loss of 0.2%. The degradation of the analyzed coverages was presented in the following order. Moorland soils (Mo) decreased from 54.4% to 46.1%, with a persistence of 45%, a gain of 1.1% and a loss of 9.4%. Water represented by lakes (W) degraded from 5.3% to 4.6%, with a persistence of 4%, a gain of 0.6% and a loss of 1.3%. Wetland (We) slightly lost coverage, from 16.4% to 15%. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline
**Coverages** & **Footprint** & **Soundness of the Transition** & **Description** \\ \hline C to Mo & \(-0.5\) & \(-0.1\) & Crop loses. The moorland does not replace the crop. \\ \hline Pz to C & \(-0.4\) & \(-1.0\) & Pasture loses. Crop does not replace pasture. \\ \hline Pz to S & \(-0.1\) & \(-0.9\) & Pasture loses. Soil does not replace pasture. \\ \hline Pz to We & \(0.5\) & \(1.0\) & Pasture loses. Wetland does not replace pasture. \\ \hline Pz to Mo & \(-0.5\) & \(-0.6\) & Pasture loses. Moorland does not replace pasture. \\ \hline PF to C & \(-0.1\) & \(-0.9\) & Forest plantations lose. Crop does not replace forest plantations. \\ \hline PF to S & \(-0.5\) & \(-0.8\) & Forest plantations lose. Soil replaces forest plantations. \\ \hline PF to Mo & \(-0.5\) & \(-1.5\) & Forest plantations are lost. Moorland does not replace forest plantations. \\ \hline _PF to Pz_ & _2.0_ & _0.8_ & _Forest plantations lose. Pasture replaces forest plantations._ \\ \hline S to C & \(-0.8\) & \(-0.4\) & Soil loses. Crop does not replace soil. \\ \hline S to PF & \(-0.5\) & \(-0.9\) & Soil is lost. Forest plantations do not replace soil. \\ \hline S to We & \(0.7\) & \(-0.8\) & Soil is lost. Wetland does not replace soil. \\ \hline S to Mo & \(-0.5\) & \(-4.0\) & Soil is lost. Moorland does not replace soil. \\ \hline S to \(Pz\) & _1.0_ & _0.9_ & _Soil loses. Pasture replaces soil._ \\ \hline S to W & \(-0.2\) & \(-0.6\) & Soil loses. Water does not replace soil. \\ \hline We to C & \(-0.9\) & \(-0.4\) & Wetland loses. Crop does not replace wetland. \\ \hline We to W & \(-2.0\) & \(1.0\) & Wetland loses. Water does not replace wetland. \\ \hline We to Mo & \(-0.8\) & \(-4.0\) & Wetland is lost. Moorland does not replace wetland. \\ \hline _We to Pz_ & _3.9_ & _1.0_ & _Wetland loses. Pasture replaces wetland._ \\ \hline We to S & \(-0.6\) & \(-5.0\) & Wetland loses. Soil does not replace wetland. \\ \hline Mo to C & \(-0.6\) & \(-0.3\) & Moorland is lost. Crop does not replace moorland. \\ \hline _Mo to Pz_ & _8.0_ & _2.0_ & _Moorland loses. Pasture replaces moorland._ \\ \hline Mo to PF & \(-0.8\) & \(-0.5\) & Moorland is lost. Forest plantations do not replace moorland. \\ \hline Mo to S & \(-0.9\) & \(-0.6\) & Moorland loses. Moorland does not replace soil. \\ \hline Mo to We & \(-1.0\) & \(-0.8\) & Moorland is lost. Wetland does not replace moorland. \\ \hline Mo to W & \(-0.2\) & \(-0.5\) & Moorland is lost. Water does not replace moorland. \\ \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 8: _Cont._Figure 4: Distribution of coverage during the study period: (**a**) 2000; (**b**) 2010; (**c**) 2020. Figure 5: Cover transitions during (**a**) 2000-2010 and (**b**) 2010-2020. The changes in land cover from 2010 to 2020 (Table 6) were very similar to the transitions of the previous analyzed period. Pasture (Pz) maintained its predominance of gain with respect to the other coverages, increasing from 16.4% to 23%, with a persistence of 12%, a gain of 11% and a loss of 4.4%. In this period, crops (C) increased more than the previous period, increasing from 14.5% to 20%, with a persistence of 11%, a gain of 9% and a loss of 3.5%. Soils maintained a growth trend, increasing from 2.1% to 3.5%, with a persistence of 1.6%, a gain of 1.9% and a loss of 0.5%. Forest plantations (PF) had little growth, as the area expanded from 1.3% to 1.5%.