Table1 Classification criteria for biotope.
Level 1 Land cover | Level 2 Horizontal vegetation structure | Level 3 Surface cover types | Level 4 Vertical vegetation structure | Level 5 tree types |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Green space | Open green space (< 10% trees/shrubs) | Herbaceous | ||
Shrub | ||||
Partly open green space (10%-30% trees/shrubs) | Herbaceous | |||
Shrub | ||||
Partly close green space (30%-70% trees/shrubs) | Primarily covered by groundcover | One-layered | Coniferous | |
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous | ||||
Multi-layered | Coniferous | |||
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous | ||||
Primarily covered by hardscape | One-layered | Coniferous | ||
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous | ||||
Multi-layered | Coniferous | |||
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous | ||||
Close green space (> 70% trees/shrubs) | Primarily covered by groundcover | One-layered | Coniferous | |
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous | ||||
Multi-layered | Coniferous | |||
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous | ||||
Primarily covered by hardscape | One-layered | Coniferous | ||
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous | ||||
Multi-layered | Coniferous | |||
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous |
Level 1 Land cover | Level 2 Percentage of abiotic coverage | Level 3 Dominant vegetation | Level 4 Tree types | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grey space | 60–75% abiotic | Mainly herbaceous | ||
Mainly shrubs | ||||
Mainly trees | Coniferous | |||
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous | ||||
75–90% abiotic | Mainly herbaceous | |||
Mainly shrubs | ||||
Mainly trees | Coniferous | |||
Broad leaved | ||||
Mixed broad-leaved coniferous | ||||
>90% abiotic | Square | Square |
Level 1 Land Cover | Level 2 Waterbody types | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue space | River | |||
Pond |
