Table 1 Recommended nomenclature for spatial scales
From: Life in extraordinary concentrations (a tribute to Peter Beuge)
Unit | Sub-unit | Dimension (area) |
|---|---|---|
Global | supra-continental | 50—500 Mio. km2 |
Continental | continental | 5—50 Mio km2 |
sub-continental | 0.5—5 Mio km2 | |
Regional | supra-regional | 50,000—500,000 km2 |
regional | 5,000—50,000 km2 | |
sub-regional | 500—5,000 km2 | |
Local | supra-local | 50—500 km2 |
local | 5—50 km2 | |
sub-local | 0.5—5 km2 | |
Site | supra-site | 50,000 m2 – 0.5 km2 |
site | 5,000 – 50,000 m2 | |
sub-site | 500 – 5,000 m2 | |
Spot | supra-spot | 50 – 500 m2 |
spot | 5 – 50 m2 | |
sub-spot | 0.5 – 5 m2 | |
Point | supra-point | 500 cm2 – 0.5 m2 |
point | 50 – 500 cm2 | |
sub-point | 5 cm2 – 50 cm2 |