168 Pedodiversity
Lambin 2000), defi ned as temporal sequences of the nine successive land-
use types at each patch at fi ve time points from 1966 to 2008.
The most signifi cant trajectories, both in terms of number of patches
(frequency) and total area (magnitude), were:
II-V-V-V-V
VI-V-V-V-V
VIII-V-V-V-V
that involve an area of 718.0, 176.3 and 182.4 ha with 260, 122, and 29
patches respectively.
This means that most of arable lands (II), olive groves (VI) and woodlands
and semi natural areas (VIII) in 1966/1987 transition period were changed
into trellis system vineyards (V) and so maintained till to the recent time
point (2008).
Other very frequent trajectories were:
II-V-V-III-V
II-V-III-V-V
II-V-III-III-V
Such trajectories characterize those areas ...