Regional assessment of the vulnerability of biotopes to landscape change

摘要: Abstract To halt habitat loss, landscape planning and conservation management could benefit from a regional analysis of the spatially differing impacts caused by changes. These usually also differ according to specific vulnerability affected biotopes, i.e., characteristic assemblage plants animals on particular site. A map biotopes will determine those with high potential be adversely low capacity recover. The identification hot spots provide guidance for protection maintenance interventions. Following interdisciplinary concept, level (≈30,000 km2) was structured into biotope exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity. It involved patch group metrics describe terrestrial, (semi-) natural change. For 32 groups that were distinguished within this study, relative ranking is provided. At patches, spatial clusters thematic identified. dependent water availability, such as wet meadow, riparian habitat, peatland found particularly vulnerable. Moreover, herbaceous perennials, shrubland, groves, orchard meadows, several pristine forest types scored high, while majority patches less vulnerable index applied scale provided sound overview planning. Only few showed homogenous across their associated suggesting based local contexts needed biotopes.