Table 2  Sensitivity of habitat types to each threat factor.

From: Spatiotemporal effects of urban sprawl on habitat quality in the Pearl River Delta from 1990 to 2018

Habitat type

Habitat suitability

Sensitivity

CUL

CL

RS

OCL

UL

DO

Cropland

0.4

0.0

0.8

0.6

0.7

0.4

0.4

Forestland

1.0

0.7

0.9

0.8

0.8

0.5

0.5

Bush forest

1.0

0.6

0.8

0.6

0.7

0.4

0.4

Sparse woodland

0.8

0.7

0.8

0.7

0.8

0.5

0.5

Other woodland

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.7

0.8

0.4

0.4

High cover grassland

0.9

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

Medium cover grassland

0.8

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

Low cover grassland

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

Water

0.8

0.4

0.7

0.6

0.7

0.4

0.4

Unused land

0.4

0.3

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.0

0.0

Land reclamation

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

  1. CUL, cultivated land; CL, construction land; RS, rural settlement; OCL, other construction land; UL, unused land; DO, decreased ocean.
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