Table 2 Indicators of current landscape characteristics and uses
Category of indicators | Basic indicators | Type of data or source |
|---|---|---|
Land cover | B01 Land cover on various hierarchical level | Land cover (CORINE, https://land.copernicus.eu/), in situ research, https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=8/48.674/19.709 |
B02 Types of agricultural crops | https://portal.vupop.sk/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=32beed691b01498d9ebe11bf8f9b7b04 (Land Parcel Identification System) | |
Habitat of vegetation | B03 Possible biota | [65] |
B04 Habitat of actual vegetation | ||
[61] | ||
Habitat of animals | B05 Habitat of Animals and Zoocenoses | |
B06 Migration routes | [62], in situ research | |
Derived indicators | ||
Land cover | B07 Ecological stability coefficient | [46] |
B08 Naturalness degree | [46] | |
B09 Surviving historical landscape structures | [63] | |
B10 Density of hiking trails per area (m2/km2) | T-MAPY spol. s r.o., Hradec Králové 2016: Modeling density in GIS, using tool – Line density | |
B11 Density of tourist attractions per area (number/km2) | Natural Features from Open Street Maps (OSM, https://download.geofabrik.de/europe/slovakia.html: Modeling density in GIS, using Kernel density (density within a 50 km radius) | |
B12 Types of settlements (urban, rural, and dispersed) | [64] | |
B13 Ecological farming | ||
Habitat characteristic | B14 Ability of habitats to assimilate CO2 | Expert assessment Field research |
B15 Water retention potential of habitats | ||
B16 Habitats in terms of biodiversity and attractiveness to pollinators | ||